The Believer's Walk

Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.  Hebrews 12:11 NKJV Being chastened by the Lord is not a pleasant experience. Therefore, a devotional about His chastening isn't pleasant. However, if we are walking with Him, we know the unpleasantness of being chastened; whether we've recently stayed from the path or He has been dealing with us for years over certain issues, the Lord is going to reprove us as His children. I have recently been reading the book of Jeremiah; it has been likened to an intervention where an individual who is on a path of destruction is being confronted by family or friends who see the train wreck his life has become. The whole point of an intervention is to encourage the one being confronted to repent, to make an about face in his thinking and to begin seeking help. The book of Jeremiah is an intervention by God confronting...

Some of my readers may remember an event that occurred about this time last year known as the  Asbury Revival . In short, it was a perceived movement of God that began at the end of morning chapel services when students from Asbury University in Kentucky spontaneously remained in the auditorium afterwards to pray and worship. It ended up lasting about two weeks and was attended by upwards of 70,000 visitors from around the world. This event was hailed as an awakening of sorts, a shot in the arm, if you will, for American churches, especially as it pertained to young believers. I don't care to get into details about this event or even critique it but there are a couple things this brings to mind as it has to do with revival in our personal walks. First, since the latter half of the 20th century, we in American Christendom have intertwined spiritual revival with political revival. I've heard many express hope that the Asbury Revival would wake up the young generation and spar...

People have been debating the  existence of God  for millennia. The linked article talks about both a general debate for theism and a typically Western philosophy that argues specifically for a Judeo/Christian concept of God. This article will focus on the latter. There are a plethora of arguments which rely on logic and reasoning. Some arguments carry $10 terms such as "ontological" or "cosmological". There are points and counter points made by both sides with no one side prevailing in a debate except in the minds of those who are partial to one side or the other. Any believer can easily poke holes in an atheist's arguments. Yet, any atheist can just as easily poke holes in a believer's arguments as well. Many believers, myself included, have argued for the existence of God but I have backed off from such debates. The fact of the matter is, I find these debates to be a waste of time. Here are a couple reasons why... First, it ultimately, comes down to wh...