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Category Archives: Discernment
Don’t Be Fooled by Those South Winds
The main point of today’s post takes a little bit of time to set up, so I hope you’ll bear with me as I lay all the groundwork. That groundwork involves a brief overview of Acts chapter 27. In that … Continue reading
Three Factors in Determining God’s Will
Like a lot of preachers, I have an extensive collection of file folders where I keep illustrations. For example, in my “A” files I have folders for: “Abortion,” “Alcoholism,” “America,” “Angels,” “Animal Rights,” “Astrology,” and “Atheism.” Next, the “B” files … Continue reading
The Problem With an Unequal Yoke
A Christian girl once told Charles Spurgeon, the legendary preacher, that she was about to marry a man who didn’t attend church or make any allegiance whatsoever to Jesus. Spurgeon, true to form, quickly reminded her of the command from … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Choices, Discernment, Discipleship, God's Will, Influence, Marriage, Personal Holiness, Sanctification, Temptation
Tagged 2 Corinthians 6:14-15, Charles Spurgeon, Christian wanting to marry a lost person, illustration about an unequal yoke, the dangers of an unequal yoke
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Everybody Is Not Your Friend
The story that I want to use for this post is an old one that has been passed around in preachers’ circles for quite a while. I have no idea whether or not the story is true, and if it … Continue reading
How’s Your Contending?
Jude was the earthly half-brother of Jesus. He was also the writer of the Bible’s book of Jude, which is a letter he wrote to his fellow Christians. Jude’s original plan was to build the letter around the subject of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Unity, Courage, Discernment, Discipleship, Doctrine, Faithfulness, God's Word, God's Work, Ministry, Pastors, Preaching, Salvation, Scripture, Service, Truth
Tagged A.W. Tozer, contending for the faith, ecumenicalism, false teachers, false teaching, Jude verses 3 and 4, right doctrine, wrong doctrine
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A Word About the Media & Polling
An international automobile race was once held in the Soviet Union. With that country being under strict Communist control, the international media was forced to rely upon Pravda to report the race results. Pravda was the mouthpiece newspaper for the … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Bible Study, Capital Punishment, Current Events, Deception, Discernment, Discipleship, Doubt, God's Word, Homosexuality, Politics, Scripture, The Bible, The Death Penalty, Truth
Tagged a biased media, international automobile race, Moskovich, polls, polls about abortion, polls about capital punishment, polls about homosexuality, Pravda
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Did the Apostle Paul Miss God’s Will?
Did the apostle Paul miss the will of God in one of the most important decisions of his ministry? Such a question might seem ludicrous to those who rate Paul barely a notch below Jesus, but some sincere students of … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Counsel, Decisions, Desires, Discernment, Discipleship, Disobedience, God's Will, God's Word, God's Work, Ministry, Obedience, Rebellion, Seeking Advice, Sowing and Reaping, Temptation, The Holy Spirit
Tagged Did Paul miss God's will in going to Jerusalem?, different opinions about Paul going to Jerusalem, Paul being warned not to go to Jerusalem, Was Paul supposed to go to Jerusalem?
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Do Your Building with God
Psalm 127:1 is one of my favorite verses from the book of Psalms. The first part of that verse reads: Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it… (K.J.V.) The Bible’s best illustration of these … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Decisions, Desires, Discernment, Disobedience, God's Will, Obedience, Priorities, Prosperity, Temptation, Trusting In God, Work
Tagged do your building with God, Genesis 11:1-9, Nimrod, Psalm 127:1, seeking God's will, the tower of Babel, What was wrong with the tower of Babel?
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Lynched by Mistake
In one Peanuts cartoon, Charlie Brown is lying in bed talking to Snoopy, who’s lying atop the covers at Charlie’s feet. Charlie says, “Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, ‘Is life a multiple choice test or is … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Aging, Choices, Discernment, Faith, Family, Fatherhood, Fear, God's Omniscience, God's Will, Husbands, Obedience, Parenting, Personal, Prayer, Problems, Submission, Trials, Trusting In God, Work, Worry, Youth
Tagged Boot Hill, Charlie Brown, God's Will, life is an essay question, lynched by mistake, prayer as a dialogue, The Lord is my shepherd
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The Disciple's Road 