Some time ago I wrote a post titled Should Christians Use Positive Affirmations. It sparked a lot of discussion in the comments that I felt required a follow-up post to answer some of the dialogue. One of the arguments that has been is that Paul instructed us to renew our minds through Scripture. Namely, by…
Should Christians use positive affirmations to boost success, resolve stress, or boost their self-worth? What about using encouraging Bible verses to speak positive things over your life? Isn’t this very much like renewing the mind? Using positive affirmations is a daily practice of one choosing certain phrases, thoughts and quotes to speak to themselves in…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve heard church leaders talk about how and why the church needs to take back what the enemy has stolen from us. Whether it be our health or the arts (music, dance, theater, films). Very recently an acclaimed christian author and leader talked about how the church should take…
When I talk about Christian idols, I’m not talking about a Buddha statue sitting on a fireplace mantle of a Christian home. I’m not talking about Christians who have some sort of feng shui going on, that dream catcher on a bedroom wall, or the prayer rug pointing east; thinking they can mingle the God…
Does it seem ironic to you that in a time when we have free access to the Bible, in dozens of translations and media format; that at a time when we have free access to Bible study resources that people used to spend good money for, such as Bible dictionaries, concordances, and commentaries, we are…
The Book of 1st Samuel starts off with a somber tone. Eli is the priest, his sons are out of control, they don’t know God, and they are robbing God of the sacrifices people bring. The son of Hannah, Samuel, is called to ministry at a young age and immediately God speaks to him that…
