Resources for Growth

The Basics

• A Child of God – if you’re new here, this is where you should begin. (March 29, 2025)
• Elementary Truths – Focus on the fundamentals. (July 3, 2026)
• Turn Around – No matter who you are, it starts here. (July 10, 2026)
• Righteous by Faith – From beginning to end. (July 17, 2026).
• Bible Basics – What you weren’t taught growing up. (August 7, 2026)
• Baptism – Where did it come from and what does it mean? (September 4, 2026)

Prayer

• In Jesus’ Name – Representing Christ in prayer. (April 2, 2025)
• Finding Time to Pray – What worked for me. (May 1, 2025)
• Providence and Prayer – Entering into God’s care for his creation. (May 7, 2025)
• Guided by God – Sometimes it doesn’t look like anything special. (May 17, 2025)
• Strategic Prayer – How should I pray for my brothers and sisters? (July 26, 2025)
• For Kings and All Those in Authority – Praying for government officials. (September 20, 2025)
• War Prayers – Is it okay to pray that one country wins? (March 20, 2026)

Bible

• Reading the Bible: How to Get Started – a guide for non-nerds. (April 9, 2025)
• Reading with Humility – God’s Word is infallible, but I’m not. (April 11, 2025)
• Understanding What You Read – Reading the Bible in context. (July 19, 2025)
• Training in Godliness – What does that actually mean? (September 26, 2025)
• According to the Scriptures – It doesn’t mean what you might think. (November 1, 2025)
• What’s My Reason? – Why should I study the Bible? (November 22, 2025)
• The Question of Genesis 1 – Sometimes we ask the wrong questions. (December 26, 2025)
• Creator – Why is this the first thing God tells us about himself? (January 3, 2026)
• The Key Holder – An image of Christ from the book of Revelation. (January 16, 2026)
• Destined for Trials – A Bible study from 1 Thessalonians. (January 23, 2026)
• What the Thunders Said – And what does it have to do with Cain’s wife? (February 7, 2026)
• Expectation and Fulfillment – Pre-understanding the book of Revelation. (March 13, 2026)
• The Seventh Day – It wasn’t an afterthought. (May 15, 2026)
• Giants in the Earth – Why did the Holy Spirit include this in the Bible? (June 26, 2026)
• Parallels – Seeing the connections in God’s word. (August 28, 2026)

Reflections on Scripture

• Philemon (January 10, 2026)

Overcoming Temptation

• Resisting Sexual Temptation – Tips for living in victory. (March 29, 2025)
• Drawing a Line – How far can I go before it’s sin? (April 16, 2025)
• Fear – God’s Word says, “Do not fear,” but how, exactly, do I do that? (April 23, 2025)
• Forgiveness – The gift we all want to receive, but none of us wants to give. (April 30, 2025)
• What do you Mean I Have to Suffer? – It’s not just about me. (August 8, 2025)
• Watching What I Watch – How Much News is Enough? (October 10, 2025)
• A Holy Life – Just what does that mean, and how do I do it? (March 27, 2026)

Witness

• The Non-Evangelist’s Guide to Being a Witness – How to be a seed planter. (May 2, 2025)
• A Reason to Serve – Learning from Paul’s Example. (June 21, 2025)
• Slaves – A case study in returning good for evil. (October 17, 2025)
• Dog Park Encounter – Thinking through what it means to be a witness (May 22, 2026)

One Another

• Iron Sharpens Iron – A talk I gave to the Outlook Christian Church men’s ministry. (March 29, 2025)
• Finding Rest in One Another – What fellowship is really all about. (May 21, 2025)
• Being the Church – Church is not a place, but a body. (June 28, 2025)
• Worship the Lord – It’s not about feelings. (August 2, 2025)
• Follow My Example – Who am I to say something like that? (August 23, 2025)
• Doctrines of Division – Are we building up the body of Christ or tearing it down? (June 19, 2026)

Fighting the Battle

• The True Face of Spiritual Warfare, part 1 – It’s not what many people think. (August 15, 2025)
• The True Face of Spiritual Warfare, part 2 – What happened after I posted part 1. (August 26, 2025)
• The True Face of Spiritual Warfare, part 3 – Do not be deceived. (February 20, 2026)
• The True Face of Spiritual Warfare, part 4 – Overcoming the dragon. (March 6, 2026)

• Hidden Lies – A talk I gave at Outlook Christian Church. (May 8, 2026)

My Story

• What I Believe (March 29, 2025)
• Out of the Darkness, Out of the Night – the story of how I came to know Christ. (April 5, 2025)
• When God Isn’t Good – What do you do when God takes everything from you? (May 14, 2025)
• The Process of Becoming – What am I showing others? (July 19, 2025)
• Learning to be Myself – Living as the person God says I am. (April 24, 2026)

Other Topics

• Work as Worship – Honoring Christ in your secular job. (May 9, 2025)
• The Carpenter – A parable about loss and recovery. (May 17, 2025)
• Whatever You Do – Who am I really working for? (May 31, 2025)
• God’s Servants – Reflection on an unpopular passage of Scripture (June 14, 2025)
• What’s My Mission? – How can I know what God created me to do? (July 5, 2025)
• Sound Doctrine – Lessons from Paul’s Letter to Titus. (September 6, 2025)
• The Middle Way – I’ll follow Jesus, but I don’t want to be a fanatic. (September 13, 2025)
• A Different Perspective – The direction I look determines what I can see. (October 2, 2025)
• A Lesson on Money – The key to enjoyment is contentment (October 25, 2025).
• How to Follow Jesus in Four Simple Steps – The basics of being a disciple. (November 8, 2025)
• A Good Soldier – Another view of suffering. (November 29, 2025)
• The Lord is Near – A simple truth that changes everything. (December 5, 2025)
• Everything We Need – But do we really believe it? (January 30, 2026)
• Rejoicing in Delay – Even as we wait for Christ’s coming. (February 14, 2026)
• Rejoicing in God’s Judgment – Seeing sin as God sees it. (April 3, 2026)
• A Picture of Love – Worship in the throne room of God. (May 2, 2026)
• Act Justly – We seek justice as the end, not just a the process (June 12, 2026)
• Get Excited! – A talk I gave at Outlook Christian Church. (July 24, 2026)
• Obedience Without Faith – Following Abraham’s Journey. (July 31, 2026)