I came across this quote awhile back when I was preaching through Exodus, and it profoundly moved me. It's from a Baptist pastor who ministered in London during the 19th century. I love the truth that "He loves, and He loves forever; and through the ages the fire burns on, unconsumed and...
When I was residing in College Station, as my wife was completing her horticulture degree at the University of Texas A&M, I had a weekly practice of getting up early on Wednesday mornings, driving down FM 60, turning onto East 29th Street, parking, and taking up a vigil outside the medical...
Did you know that God prays for you? Not only does He pray for you, but His are some of the most amazing prayers you will ever consider!
Having conversations with God and knowing God will require an intimate reading of the Scriptures. How should we do it?
Our faith must stand upon a rock that is more solid than the personal assurances of any ordinary man. You know it, and I know it. But do our kids?
In 1 John 1:3, the Apostle says, “...that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.” (1 John 1:3, ESV). There is so much fluff these days...
Friendship relates to persons and the exchanges that exist between those persons. Friendship exists in the exchanges that people make with one another. To have a personal relationship with God requires a personal exchange.
Non-Christians usually confuse evangelicals’ personal relationship with God as imagination instead of trust in someone real and knowable.
I’m worried that within evangelical Christianity we are not very clear on what we mean when we suggest to people that they need to have a “personal relationship with God.” Do we have a personal relationship with Him? Do we speak with Him? Does He speak with us? If so, in what way? How do we know...