OUTLINE:Recent NCC Blogs – Love Being Yourself – 4/29/22 – Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend – 4/22/22The ElectBelievers and God’s elect are indeed one and the same group from God’s perspective. However, from man’s perspective, there may be an elected person that isn’t yet a believer (they will believe before they die, though, guaranteed). HopeWhen you place […]
SALVATION SERIES: Part 7 – The Order of Salvation Read More »
Why do we regard the opinions of others so deeply? Is it a blessing or a curse? Is that even the right question? Might we fare better by challenging the basic presupposition that it’s good to regard the opinions of others as valuable? I favor the latter strategy. I believe God does, too. God has
When Words Cut Like a Knife Read More »
I think one of the greatest lies ever told is that work is supposed to be something other than what it fundamentally is – work. As Christians, we sometimes forget what God promised after the Fall in the Garden of Eden. To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in
The other day I needed a “chocolate fix”, so I decided to head to Cumberland Farms for some M&Ms (I may have also bought Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, but we will discuss gluttony another day-lol). Cumbies is 1.4 miles from my home, a mere 3-minute drive. In the ~10 minutes I was out and about,
In modern discourse, it’s become customary to tell someone who’s gotten too caught up in a frivolous point of argument to “go touch some grass.” At face value, it’s a tongue-in-cheek implication that the subject of said command has spent too long in their basement or on their computer and has lost touch with the
Go Touch Some Grass Read More »
Why do most people set out to read the Book of Job? In my experience, it’s to find encouragement during times of suffering. However, while this end goal may be obtainable, I’d argue that venturing into this beautiful book or pigeonholing it as a treatise on suffering alone does great injury to its other major theme,
The Book of Job: On Suffering or Sovereignty? Read More »
OUTLINE: The Music of Your LifeBlog – 10/22/21 A Grateful Heart is a Blessed HeartBlog – 4/16/21 A Grateful Heart Is a Blessed HeartWhile the self-righteous reject mercy on the premise that it’s unnecessary, a repentant sinner thirsts for it and thanks God daily for receiving it. A Grateful Heart Is a Blessed HeartGod has
Love Exists In the Moment Read More »
I’ve had a solid golf game for a while, but, like most golfers, I have a weak spot. For me, it’s putting. It has plagued me over the years. Even at the height of my golfing career, I could never call myself a great putter – good, yes, but never great. Too bad – I
No Future, No Past Read More »
OUTLINE: Learning God’s PerspectiveBecause of our lifetime training in the ways of the world, certain spiritual truths in the Bible hit us the wrong way at first. Take Hold, By FaithWe should receive His truth, whatever it is He reveals to us from His Word, so that we can enter His joy. (Jn 8:31-32, 15:10-11)
Part 76 – Proverbs 17 Wisdom Read More »
OUTLINE: Learning God’s PerspectiveBecause of our lifetime training in the ways of the world, certain spiritual truths in the Bible hit us the wrong way at first. Take Hold By FaithWe should “receive” His truth, whatever it is He reveals to us from His Word, so that we can enter into His joy. Jn 8:31-32, 15:10-11
Part 1 – The Joy of Being a Slave of Christ Read More »