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It's not a mystery that God wants peace on earth. After all, a title for Jesus is "Prince of Peace". But when the angel announces that God wants peace on earth to the shepherds at Jesus' birth, who does God want this peace to apply too? Here is a look at Luke 2:14... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Entitlement is a word that is used in many cases to describe someone who believes they are owed something by an individual or group. If you own something, aren't you entitled to it? Seems logical, right? Here are some thoughts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Having a good answer for someone who wants to know about your faith is important. However, a discussion about faith can turn into an argument about faith fairly quick. The real question to ask yourself is, "Do I know the Bible, and am I living out what it says?" Here are some thoughts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The term "works" has become a cursed word in the western protestant church today. I seems that no matter where you look there are ministers so focused on preaching against "works". Usually, what they mean is you can't do works to earn your salvation. That's true. But what if you get so heavenly minded, that you're no earthly good. How is the world supposed to know your are a disciple - unless you show them? Here are some thoughts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you ever had days when you felt you were at the end of your rope? I have. This world, and Satan, always press and try to force believers into a spiritual corner and limit options. The problems of this life can bring intense stress, depression and worry. Here's some thoughts on those times when you feel your at the end of your rope... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fitness has to have a rest period. The human machine wasn't designed to go 24 hours a day 7 days a week non-stop without breaking down. In exercise training, if someone works out too much that is called "over-training". Over-training can break a person down and actually reverse any progress they are trying to make. Here are some thoughts on spiritual rest... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Exercises make us stronger if we increase the resistance. Prayer, Bible Study and Outreach are exercises we do every day. But do we ever increase the resistance? Are we really trying to be better at it? Here are some thoughts on spiritual exercise... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Visiting another church is always a scary situation. Most people are worried about what people will think when they show up. Well, I just had a visit with a church and it was AWESOME! I can truly say that I was ministered too by the entire church. Everyone I met was in a mood to act like Jesus. Here are some thoughts on my visit... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Spiritual Fitness #1: Diet. What are you eating with your eyes and ears. Spiritual formation and growth is super important to God. He expects us to grow in our relationship with him so he can give us more fantastic things to do. But, if we never grow up, what's he to do with us? Here are some thoughts on what we are taking into our spirits through our eyes and ears... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Church Discipline as a practice sometimes seems all but forgotten in the Western church. Believers seem to sue each other in court as often as non-believers with the same results - ruined relationship and pocketbooks. What might happen if we took Jesus' guidance in Matthew's gospel more seriously? Here are some thoughts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Many people say they get special words from God. While I believe that the Holy Spirit can give people special info, I also hold fast to the fact that any special message should line up with what God has already stated in the Bible. Here are some thoughts to consider... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There are many books on how to study the Bible available. However, sometimes it feels like your getting an advanced course from seminary. This is not a bad thing, but for some, it gets confusing. Bible study is incredibly important, but were do I start. Here are some thoughts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To many Protestant's the word "Ecumenical" is a very dirty word. It conjures up thoughts of a "One World Church" during the last days with the Anti-Christ at its head. However, when the Ecumenical Movement started, it was far from that. Is it possible that denominations could do more things together in keeping with Jesus' Biblical instructions, together? Here are some thoughts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Reaching the lost is a primary goal for every believer, not just ministers. However, many ministers preach evangelism every Sunday. A preacher who preaches evangelism every Sunday isn't a pastor, they're a evangelist. Many believers are starving for the meat of the Word because teaching isn't happening. Here are some thoughts on reaching a balance between evangelism and teaching... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I ran across a Pew Research study that was very eye-opening. While I don't like to tag groups of people, the Millennial group (i.e. people under 30) were the topic. It had some interesting things to say about how this group looks at the Bible, the Church and faith itself. Here are some thoughts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Everyone, whether they belief in God or not, has a belief system. Sometimes, this system is given to us and other times we figure it out on our own. But do you every take the time to ask yourself 'why' you believe the things you do about God, faith and the Bible. You might be pleasantly surprised if you did. Here are some thoughts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There used to be a children's rhyme that ended with "what you say it what you are." This has a lot of truth to it. One quick check on our spiritual maturity is to see what kind of speech we are using with other people. Here are some thoughts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do you serve God? Is there just one way? Do I have to go to seminary and become a professional minister? Sometimes, how we do things for God become way more complicated than it should be. Here are some thoughts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Questions are powerful and the one question people tend to use more often is "why". Why should I serve God? Why does God want me? This question is also one of the most frustrating because the answer isn't as always as straightforward as we want it. Here are some thoughts on "The Why"... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Location, location, location... It's a fixation for many people and especially believers in Jesus. When witnessing to others, Christians ask: "Where would you go if you die?" This is an important question and has to do with location. But for Christians an important question would be: "Where are you serving Jesus?" Here as some thoughts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.