The Teachable Heart

Bearing Intense Suffering 05.11.2025 2:55 ↓

We won’t carry a heavy burden if we don’t first accept it as God’s will for us.

The Forfeiture 04.11.2025 2:58 ↓

Sinning is like buying everything on credit.  It may be fun in the moment – but eventually the bills come due!

First and Foremost 03.11.2025 3:03 ↓

Sin is first and foremost against God because God defines what sin is.

A Crisis of Meaning 01.11.2025 3:32 ↓

Like any designer/creator, Jesus has a purpose foreverything He created.

Shooting the Messenger 31.10.2025 3:12 ↓

Don’t mistake popularity with being correct.

Caring and Sharing 30.10.2025 2:47 ↓

When a message of love is spoken by a person who has demonstrated love, hearts and ears open.

What's Up? 29.10.2025 3:15 ↓

When your way and God’s Word conflict, which do you exalt?

The Question When We Question 28.10.2025 3:03 ↓

Whatever you may be questioning, may your first question be, “What has the Lord said that pertains to this situation?”

Too Much You? 27.10.2025 3:05 ↓

Joyful, gentle, not anxious, prayerful, thankful, and peaceful in their hearts and minds.  That’s not a personality type – that’s the Spirit of God showing through.

Work At and Worth With 25.10.2025 3:19 ↓

The goal of growing in our faith is achieved by God’s Spirit and our dedication to the task and hard work.  There are no shortcuts or luck involved. 

What Kind of Wisdom? 24.10.2025 3:15 ↓

God reminds us through Jeremiah, that advice is only wise if it aligns with Scripture. 

Shameful or Worth Celebrating? 23.10.2025 3:07 ↓

Some things shouldn’t be celebrated; they should cause us to blush.

The Power to...? 22.10.2025 3:14 ↓

This life is too hard to try to make it through on your own power and ability.  Thankfully, we don’t have to. 

The Noble Stand 21.10.2025 3:13 ↓

Godly people will not sit complacently while godlessness takes over their culture. 

The World's Agenda 20.10.2025 3:20 ↓

This world has an agenda for us. And that agenda is to conform us into its pattern.

The Statue Within 18.10.2025 3:12 ↓

“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” (Michelangelo) The 'statue' within each of us that God is after is Christ.

Unshakable Kingdom 17.10.2025 2:21 ↓

“Our only lasting hope is in Him [God].” (Billy Graham)

Forgive and Forget 16.10.2025 2:50 ↓

God mercifully, yet justly, remembers Christ’s death instead of our sin.

Because You Prayed 15.10.2025 3:18 ↓

One man’s prayer changed the outcome for an entire nation. 

185,000 to One 14.10.2025 3:26 ↓

The odds that seem overwhelming to us are nothing to God.

Pulled From the Sea 13.10.2025 2:44 ↓

God has sent a lifeline.  His name is Jesus Christ. 

All Things? 11.10.2025 3:54 ↓

If we take a verse out of context and apply it to what God didn’t mean for it, we may walk away very disillusioned.

The Land of the Living 10.10.2025 2:48 ↓

When the follower of Jesus dies, they leave the land of the dying and enter the land of the eternally living. 

Sweat in Peace or Bleed in War 09.10.2025 3:39 ↓

When we seek peace with our neighbor, we reflect the image of God to them.

Faith, Fear, and Folly 08.10.2025 3:19 ↓

Fear may be your first response to bad news, but it doesn’t need to be your last response.