When I was in college, I got pretty good grades and often times studied less than the recommended amount.  I had a class that I thought was easy and I knew the content through and through.  So then the first major test came. So as any smart person would do, I did not...

We often talk about "acts of bravery." A soldier receives a commendation for bravely running through no mans land to save a comrade. A person on a walk becomes a local hero for rushing to the aid of someone having a heart attack. A pilot lands a disabled airplane...

Proverbs 16:9New Living Translation (NLT) 9 We can make our plans,     but the Lord determines our steps. There comes a point in every man's life in which he will decide which way to go. Will I strive to be someone important? Will I work hard to do something...

Proverbs 27:17New Living Translation (NLT) 17 As iron sharpens iron,     so a friend sharpens a friend. Quest, the act or instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search. An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed...

Galatians 2:20 (ESV) I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. In the middle of a conversation the other day...

How much time do you waste throughout the day?  You might say none, as you usually spend it how you choose to do so.  Then again, you might add up all the time you spend waiting in lines, dealing with surprise technical or mechanical problems, or doing other things...

I am a total history nerd as I am about to show you.  For those of you who are not, I am sorry, but I challenge you to lean in for a second.  I want to show you where real discipleship happens and how you might be missing a crucial piece.   Between 350-400 A.D. the...