How was Paul "poured out?"
One of the things I love about the Bible is that God has written it as a story. It is a narrative, start to finish with, of course, all kinds of different elements, such as poetry and prophecy, and so forth, but within the story of the Bible, within the redemptive plan of God, we see men and women t...
How do I become more humble?
My father-in-law used to joke that he would get to the line because he was the humblest and proud of it, and while we all chuckled at that, the fact is, he was a very humble man, and he makes me think about that question, as a Christian, how do I become more humble? How do I humble myself? Well, the...
Was Jesus selfish if he was expecting to be glorified?
God basically has one goal, if we can put it that way, and that is His own glory. And while we, as sinful human beings, almost find that distasteful to say, the fact is, is that God is perfect, He is holy, He is mighty, He is all-powerful, He is all-knowing, He is the Creator God. He alone deserves...
Is it selfish to take my family on a vacation?
One of the things that cherish about being a Christian is that my regular life is not separated from my faith. There is no sacred and secular. Everything in the life of a Christian is sacred. Every decision we make is filtered through, how would this be honoring to Christ? How is this obeying the Wo...