HAPPINESS: The Residue of Holiness

HAPPINESS: The Residue of Holiness

The strongest drive you have is not sex; it’s happiness. Happiness—#33 on my alphabetical list of 70 things every man needs to know—is the grand motive behind everything we do. Blaise Pascal wrote, “All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different...
Knowing Jesus Means Trusting in Jesus

Knowing Jesus Means Trusting in Jesus

Romans 10:17 21 What is grace? G‑R‑A‑C‑E: “God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense.” Jesus Christ, by dying in agony on the cross for our sins, provided all the riches of God for us. But without faith, there is no way to acquire God’s grace. (See Ephesians 2:8.) This is why,...
The Lord Knows

The Lord Knows

if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they are not...
Lessons About Worship

Lessons About Worship

This blog was originally published in March 2018. –ed. We don’t often consider the lessons we might learn from the strife between siblings—even when it is recorded in Scripture. But through a brief episode in Luke’s gospel, the Holy Spirit has much to teach us about...