Third Place

Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor.Proverbs 18:12 (NLT) I’m not gonna lie. I had to look up the word “haughtiness” in order to remember what it means. So, here’s what I found. “Haughtiness is the appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful.”[1] In other words, it is someone who is full ofContinueContinue reading “Third Place”

Show Mercy

And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.Jude 1:22 (NLT) I have been blessed to teach bible classes Christian schools for nearly a decade. It is always amazing to me how hungry teens are for biblical truth. I believe we sometimes take it easy on them, not believing they can handle theContinueContinue reading “Show Mercy”

God’s Ambassadors

So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”2 Corinthians 5:20 (NLT) One of the more intriguing jobs on the planet has got to be working as an ambassador. These men and women literally move to a different country in orderContinueContinue reading “God’s Ambassadors”

Hide-n-Seek Faith

If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.Romans 10:9 (NLT) I remember as a kid playing hide-n-seek with my older brother and some of the kids from our neighborhood. I was pretty good at it because I was veryContinueContinue reading “Hide-n-Seek Faith”

God Goggles

So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now.2 Corinthians 5:16 (NLT) Have you ever assumed something about someone and it turned out to be false? If you just answered no, you’reContinueContinue reading “God Goggles”