I want to follow God, but there is a part of me that rebels

I find the story of the Apostle Paul in Romans chapter seven amazing. He is writing a letter to the Christ followers in Rome, but it is clear that he has played out what he puts on paper in his mind.   He begins the discourse by discussing the law code (The...

God the Farmer has his eye on you

flo-po-Unsplash I am the Real Vine and my Father is the Farmer. He cuts off every branch of me that doesn’t bear grapes. And every branch that is grape-bearing he prunes back so it will bear even more. You are already pruned back by the message I have spoken....

How do you know that you love God?

It is an interesting question. Ask any Christian, and they will respond with yes, of course, I love God. I am saying that their answer is wrong, but how do you tell? Is there a way to truly know that you love him? A doctor told my mother that her body would not carry...

Beware of religion: it isn’t what you think it is

Jesus went across to Mount Olives, but he was soon back in the Temple again. Swarms of people came to him. He sat down and taught them. The religion scholars and Pharisees led in a woman who had been caught in an act of adultery. They stood her in plain sight of...

And you will know the truth

christian-buehner-unsplash The One who sent me stays with me. He doesn’t abandon me. He sees how much joy I take in pleasing him. When he put it in these terms, many people decided to believe. Then Jesus turned to the Jews who had claimed to believe in him....