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Prayer and Scripture Reading
Prayer, worship, and Scripture belong together. Prayer and worship are incomplete without God’s Word.
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Prayer: The Divine/Human Dialogue
Prayer is a dialog. It does not end after we recited our requests to God and said “Amen.” He is with us all day, and we can expect Him to speak to us always.
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Entering the Prayer Closet (Matthew 6:5-6)
Jesus taught His disciples to find a quiet place where they could be alone with God. We need this even more as the world gets more distracting.
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Abiding in the Vine: IV. Bearing Fruit
As we abide in Christ, we will bear fruit and impart God’s life in us to others. We will do this by partaking in and sharing God’s Word, participating in worship, and performing the work or ministry He calls us to.
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Milking Spiritual Maturity: I. All or Nothing
“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.”
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Rooting Out Pride and Cultivating Humility
As a follow-up to my recent post about pride, I share a few practical biblical suggestions for dealing with pride and developing humility.
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Read, Meditate, Delight, Obey: III. How to Read and Meditate on God’s Word
In this post, I offer some suggestions for reading the Bible daily and applying it to our lives.
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God’s Word, Daily Devotions, and the Family
We need to read the Bible every day. We should read it alone. We should also teach it to our children.
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Storing Up God’s Word—Psalm 119:9–11
Although Psalm 119:9 refers to “young men,” this passage is not reserved for a certain age group. All can benefit from this wisdom. Young men, young women, old men, and old women all need to keep our ways pure, and the answer is true for all of us.
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Of Trees and Tumbleweeds: Rooted in and Nourished by God’s Word
A plant that remains grounded with its roots can produce its life-imparting fruit while providing beauty and security. It is no accident that Psalms 1 and Jeremiah 17 compares blessed godly people with trees planted by the water. Securely rooted and grounded in a life-giving source, they impart life and fruit to others. Separated from…
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