Although it's not a good look, we can learn a lot from Paul and Barnabas's contentious breakup. One of the main things we learn is that there will be problems, but we also learn how to solve them.

You can be sure that whenever the Spirit is at work, a sinister and enslaving spirit will follow soon thereafter. In this video I share what that spirit is, and how to dispel it.

Max Lucado once said, "A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd." Paul and Barnabas understood how fickle and easily swayed crowds could be; so they placed their trust in God, and did what pleased him.

Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. - Psalm 115:1

Most days are mundane, even in the Bible. We ought not get lulled into thinking life with God is filled with fireworks.

The last thing the evil one wants is for us to hear and believe the Gospel; therefore, he will oppose. Sometimes that opposition is external, other times it is internal. How do we respond either way?

In the Gospels the discipled hindered little children from coming to Jesus because they thought 1) Jesus was too important/busy, and 2) that the children were decidedly unimportant. Today we have advanced ways of not bringing our kids to Jesus. In this video I recommend a few suggestions on how and why to do so.

It has been said that trials, challenges, difficulties, and persecution, come to prove us and improve us. Such was the case when the church faced persecution.

We are awash in a culture of self-sufficiency that leads us to believe we’ve earned what we have received by grace. This subtle legalism presents itself when others we consider less deserving, freely receive what we “earned.”