We all have lots of choices. We can choose from 600 different tv channels, a thousand career paths, dozens of vehicle brands, hundreds of snow cone flavors, and the list goes on. Choices sound nice. Customize your life however you want. However,...

There are many different types of judgment, but what are some more common ones? The judicial system, condemnation, insulting, harassment; or is it discernment? Is it possible for a person to make righteous judgments? Jesus speaks clearly about the ...

It could be said that we live in a very materialistic culture. We spend a lot of time chasing after money, and we spend a lot of money chasing after stuff, comforts, security, or a host of other things. But do these things really satisfy? Do we find...

We live in a world of shameless self-promotion. Everywhere people are looking for recognition, for honor and glory. In the office or class, on tv or twitter, people love to find ways of announcing how great they are to anyone who will listen. But is...

Life isn’t fair—that’s just a fact. And yet, we want things to be fair. We all have a built in desire to see justice and fairness in the world but we are often disappointed. So how do we live in a broken world where things aren’t always as...

Marriage is the first human relationship that God instituted. According to the Bible, this relationship is sacred and there are certain levels of spiritual, emotional, and physical intimacy reserved just for this relationship. However, you don’t...

Anger. Revenge. Murder. These are only too common today. You don’t have to watch the news or check your web feed very long to see continual examples of this, and of course it has been around nearly since the beginning of time. But how do we fix...

Last week’s study of The Sermon On The Mount dealt with Jesus’ teaching on salt and light. While that metaphor can often be viewed as a relatively “easy” concept to understand, this week’s section of the Sermon On The Mount can be a bit...

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus flipped a lot of ideas upside down. For instance, his listeners thought of Jerusalem, this city on a hill, as the shining light for a dark world. But now Jesus says that his followers are that light, and they are...

In a few short moments on the side of a hill, Jesus changed everything. He changed expectations, hope in the future, and our understanding of what it means to be part of God’s Kingdom. The Sermon on the Mount has rightly been called the best and...