"How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation" Hebrews 2:3.This "great salvation" includes much more than escape from God's judgment and condemnation, although that escape is of immeasurable benefit. This great salvation also brings believers into the family of God as His children and provides the capacity through His Holy Spirit to transform believers into godly children.The Mystery of Godliness addresses the wonder of being created and being saved but it...

"How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation" Hebrews 2:3. This "great salvation" includes much more than escape from God's judgment and condemnation, although that escape is of immeasurable benefit. This great salvation also brings believers into the family of God as His children and provides the capacity through His Holy Spirit to transform believers into godly children. This book, What Is the Mystery of Godliness? addresses the wonder of being created and being saved but its m...

This book is about some words. The subtitle states that words are very important. This statement is hardly profound. We think in words. We communicate with each other in words. I am writing words, and you are reading words.The words we use are important. We think in words. We use words to describe our feelings. We use words to communicate with one another and with God. We use words to describe what we see and hear. Parents are thrilled when their babies begin to speak words.

The Adventures in Biblical Thinking Think about Series is an invitation to think. Each Volume is focuses on separate topics. In Volume One the topics are: Life, Faith, Abiding and the Attributes of God. The adventures are designed to stimulate thinking, to generate wonder, to increase understanding and to inspire. Each adventure includes a set of exercises that can be used to reflect on the content in the adventure or could be used for discussion starters if the adventures are being used i...

The Adventures in Biblical Thinking Think about Series is an invitation to think. Each Volume is focuses on separate topics. In Volume Two the topics are: Love, The Five “R’s” Redemption-Regeneration-Reconciliation-Repentance-Restoration, The Fall of Mankind, The Holy Scriptures and Truth. The adventures are designed to stimulate thinking, to generate wonder, to increase understanding and to inspire. Each adventure includes a set of exercises that can be used to reflect on the content in t...

The Adventures in Biblical Thinking Think about Series is an invitation to think. Each Volume is focuses on separate topics. In Volume Three the topics are: Creation, Grace, The Church and Sanctification. The adventures are designed to stimulate thinking, to generate wonder, to increase understanding and to inspire. Each adventure includes a set of exercises that can be used to reflect on the content in the adventure or could be used for discussion starters if the adventures are being used...

The thoughts about what is in “it” for Jesus came to me when this verse was read during a worship service in my local fellowship.I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance (Ephesians 1:18).I found it amazing to think that believers, his holy people, could be his rich and glorious inheritance.Probably like most other Jesus fo...

Regeneration in the Jesus Follower explores the wonder of the process the Lord has created for changing the Jesus follower into the image of Christ.Regeneration speaks of a re-creation or being created again. This term describes what happens when a person is born again and becomes a believer and a Jesus follower. Scripture teaches that when a person becomes a believer, they become a new creation.Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone,...

This book is about some words. The subtitle states that words are very important. This statement is hardly profound. We think in words. We communicate with each other in words. I am writing words, and you are reading words.The words we use are important. We think in words. We use words to describe our feelings. We use words to communicate with one another and with God. We use words to describe what we see and hear. Parents are thrilled when their babies begin to speak words.

The issue is not the issue. What does that mean? Here is an illustration. This is the scenario. Your vehicle is not running smoothly and you realize something is wrong. You wonder if the issue is an electrical issue or could it be a fuel issue. You assume that it is an electrical issue but it turns out that the “real” issue is a fuel issue. So, the electrical issue is not the issue. Conversely, you assumed it was a fuel issue but it turns out the “real” was an electrical issue. The assumed...

In Battle for Your Mind, we dig into the details of the process of transformation for the Jesus follower. Scripture reveals that since the Jesus follower is indwelt by the Holy Spirit, they have been given a renewed mind. As new creatures in Christ, the Jesus follower has a new capacity for thinking. They begin to think biblically. They begin to obey the teachings of Scripture. They find a need to reject and abandon the old ways of thinking and replace them with new ways of thinking. Hence...

What is real? Do you ever wonder if something is truly real? Can real things become more real? In More Love-More Real More Real-More Love, we will explore answers to the question. The exploration will begin with excerpts from a popular old children’s story, The Velveteen Rabbit. The story connects a relationship between love and becoming real. We see in this imaginative story how a little boy’s love for his stuffed bunny results in the bunny becoming real.In More Love-More Real Mor...