How To Pray

Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. 1 Timothy 2:8 Wrath and Dissension – We know that prayer is the operating power of God’s redemptive plan.  We know that prayer is deeper, more powerful, more courageous and more demanding than any other spiritual discipline. …

Closed Shop

Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, Luke 24:45 Opened Their Minds – Luke expresses the thought in a truly Greek way.  “Opened their minds” is the Greek phrase dienoizen auton ton noun.  Literally, it is “he opened up the mind of them.”  That’s interesting, isn’t it?  The pronoun (auton) is plural but…

Manna Mistakes

And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread?  Do you not yet see or understand?  Do you have a hardened heart?” Mark 8:17 Hardened Heart – Jesus certainly isn’t tactful.  He knows that His disciples are anxious about the food supply, but instead of…

The Emotional Mind

Recently several people have come to me asking about the existence of God.  They want to know if there are any arguments that are convincing enough to make them believe.  They want me to demonstrate to their satisfaction that the Bible must be true.  While I am capable of taking them through detailed discussions of…