Digging Deeply into the Word

18 11 2009

Here is an article from Douglas Jacoby outlining some great principles of Bible Study, as well as giving an encouraging nudge to help us grow deeper in our faith:

Dig Deeper into the Word: Principles of Bible Study

Please visit Douglas’s website for tons of information, articles, and a great question/answer section: www.douglasjacoby.com






Getting Rid of Obstacles

16 11 2009

obstacleObstacles? Deal with Them Now
by: Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R., The Sower’s Seeds

An old farmer had plowed around a large rock in one of his fields for years. He had broken several plowshares and a cultivator on it and had grown rather morbid about the rock.

After breaking another plowshare one day, and remembering all the trouble the rock had caused him through the years, he finally decided to do something about it.

When he put the crowbar under the rock, he was surprised to discover that it was only about six inches thick and that he could break it up easily with a sledgehammer. As he was carting the pieces away he had to smile, remembering all the trouble that the rock had caused him over the years and how easy it would have been to ged rid of it sooner.





God and a Sinner

14 11 2009

river11-11Another encouraging and insightful article from Jim McGuiggan.

God and a Sinner: A Dialogue





Gratitude anyone?

11 11 2009

gratitude3In a time when selfishness and narcissism run rampant on social networking sites like myspace and facebook, I ran across another site recently called gratitude log. Check it out





Lord I Have Time

11 11 2009

Lord I Have Time

I’ve been out, Lord,
Outside people were going out.
They were going,
They were coming,
They were walking,
They were rushing.

Motor bikes were rushing by,
Cars were rushing by,
Trucks were rushing by.
The street was rushing,
The city was rushing,
The whole world was rushing. Read the rest of this entry »





Is the Bible Reliable?

8 11 2009

mailHave you ever had a question about the reliability of the Bible? If so, here is an excellent article to get you started in the right direction.

Is the Bible Reliable?





Moving on to Maturity

3 11 2009

bible-1Here are a couple of study series’  that cover a variety of topics to challenge your heart and understanding of God’s word

Building on the Rock Series

Handling the Word Correctly Series