This is the second chapter of Paul Little’s classic book, “Know Why You Believe” for my Sunday Bible study class.
 
Quite a profound question, since the dawn of time:
·        “More consequences for thought and action follow the affirmation or denial of God than from answering any other basic question.” – Mortimer Adler.
·        The whole tenor [...]

This is the first chapter of Paul Little’s classic book, “Know Why You Believe” for my Sunday Bible study class.
 
What is faith? Does it mean to believe in something you know isn’t true?
 
Don’t check your brains at the door:
·        It is not only essential to know what we believe but to know why we believe [...]

Beware; this is a long post, written in anticipation for the King’s Grant Strategy Rally, February 8 at 4:00.
 
I am a fan of small group Bible study and fellowship groups! Well, that’s probably not a real secret, but when I challenge classes toward growth and outreach, I hope that you are helping to move people [...]

This is a continuation of the Lame Man at the Gate. Let’s look at Acts 3:2-5.
 
Just why is it that you go to church? Why are you really there? Is this a question that you have ever asked yourself…besides perhaps during a particularly boring guest speaker?  
 
·      Are you at church so you have the right [...]

There is a story in the Bible where Peter and John go to church together for prayer time, at around 3:00 in the afternoon. There is also in this story a lame man who was carried into the Temple and sat at the Beautiful Gate (Acts 3:1-2).
 
Think about the lame guy for a moment. [...]

This is the final lesson on the Tough Sayings of Jesus for my Bible study class on Sundays. [ Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 ]
 
As time passes, associations with people change. We move from brother to uncle, sister to aunt, Eddie to Ed, son to dad, but these changes do not affect [...]

Talk about making a difference… Os Hillman wrote an interesting list of changes that might happen if Jesus took your place in the office this year. We might imagine: 
 

He would do His work with excellence. He would be known around the office for the great work He did (Exodus 31:2-3).

He would develop new ideas for doing [...]

I read a great book on the life of George Muller of Bristol, a guy who ran several orphanages in the mid-nineteenth century in England. He was a man of extraordinary prayer. He believed that God was his provider. He was so convinced that God alone would supply the needs of the hundreds of orphans [...]

Have seen the show? Sort of humbling as they ask questions, isn’t it? Think about all of the knowledge that you have acquired over the years, and how much of it has long since been forgotten? But when you think about it, we rarely forget the wis­dom we have gained over the years. In this [...]

This is part three (my teaching notes for this Sunday’s lesson) on the tough sayings of Jesus. [ Part One ] [ Part Two ]
 
How often do you find yourself knowing the boundaries, yet pushing yourself to the very edge, just to see how far you can go without crossing the line? Kids do it, and [...]