West Metro Youth MinistryWhen I got to the office this morning I was thinking of various things to write about for a weekly study post. I opened up our website getting ready to write the new post and I began scrolling through the home page looking over how much the website has changed (for the better (thank you […]
This week in class we will study mercy as the beginning of a class on things all believers should know, understand and practice. Before we dive in on Sunday for this weeks weekly study I want to take a moment to look at the life of Paul, a man definitely shown mercy. Before we get […]
Many of those who read this post would say that they are a Christian. That they believe in and follow God. That they do good things, say the right things, try to help people, call Jesus Lord, etc. And that all looks good on paper (or on a screen). But when it comes down to […]
I have kept a document saved on my computer ever since I was at Harding titled “interesting thoughts.” I started writing down (or typing out) these thoughts as I began to study more and more for many of my classes as a Preaching student in the Bible department. Some of these thoughts are my own, […]
One of the coolest things for me to think about when thinking about Jesus is His humanity. We know that Jesus is the Son of God and that He has the power to save, to heal, to walk on water, to defeat death, etc. He shares the power that His father has. But his divinity […]
I was on Facebook the other day scrolling, seeing how my old friends were doing or what my family was up to. As I was doing so I came across a post with an interesting picture. I usually don’t stop much to read a post some has shared or from someone I’m not that close […]
Second post of the week! I got inspired to write a second post after listening to Ricky’s Wednesday night class. He referred to two passages: Mark 8:22-25 (the healing of the blind man at Bethsaida) and Jeremiah 31:32. Both make a statement regarding a person or a group of people being led by hand. In […]
1 Kings 1-2 tells the story of passing of the throne from David to his son Solomon. However, the story does not happen that easily. The story begins with David on his death bed and one of his sons seeing an opportunity to take a shot at the throne. He begins gaining the support of […]
John 10:1-21 is known as the parable of the good shepherd. The good shepherd is the leader of the sheep. The sheep reside in the shepherds pen and he calls them and they follow, he knows them by name, and he leads them. And the sheep, they follow the shepherds lead fully and they listen […]
Our Christian faith is amazing. It can and does do amazing things. It brings light into the world and helps to bring more and more people to know God. Jesus himself, the Son of God, came to this world to teach and guide us, to walk among us. The incarnation gave us the teaching we […]