Salvation Summaries

According to Kevin McKinney’s Bible Reference Sheet on the Old Testament book of Ezra, of the nearly 3 million people who left Israel (and were exiled to Babylon), fewer than 50,000 decided to return. Imagine that. An invading enemy, the Babylonians, destroy your homeland, and take you as captives back…

We all probably know of some people who considered becoming a Christian, but were “turned off” by the bad behavior of a few professing Christians, so they chose against it. We may also know of some professing Christians who later decided that they didn’t like the lifestyle restrictions a Christian…

Most people who read the title of this post would likely scoff at the idea of them living under the power of Satan, for who does that? Satan worshipers? Well, according to the Bible, far more people do this than you think. Hopefully it does not include you. The Bible…

Note: This post is directed primarily towards the male readers of this blog, but if you are a female you are certainly welcome to keep reading. Ask yourself how often this takes place in your life… You are scrolling through social media as part of your lunch break, or during…

Heightened political polarization, increased emotional decision-making and outright deception are giving rise to more anger, hatred and violence in our country. Objective reporting and critical thinking have become outdated, making truth harder to find. Some of your Christian neighbors, friends and/or relatives may be getting “caught up” in the drama…

If you were speaking with a person and wanted to know if they are a Christian, what question would you ask them? In the past, I would have started with, “So, are you a believer (or Christian)?“, but from Barna Surveys we know that many people who view themselves as…

If you claim that Jesus is your Savior and possibly Lord too, then you should want to obey Him, right? But what does He want you to do? Well, the best place to start is to read the gospel books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Another place is Revelation.…