126 Christian Atheist: I Believe in God but Don't Talk About It

When it comes to evangelism, we face pressure from our culture: “If you want to believe in Jesus, fine. Just don’t try to force that on me.”

125 Christian Atheist: I Believe in God but Trust in Money

This message is for those who are rich. That’s who Paul directs his instructions to in 1 Timothy 6:17. “Command those who are rich in this present world…”

124 Christian Atheist: I Believe in God but Can't Get Past My Past

Every one of us knows what it’s like to carry around a “sack of shame” – guilt over what we’ve done in the past. What do you do with the contents of that sack?

123 Christian Atheist: I Believe in God but Don't Really Know Him

A Christian Atheist is someone who says they believe in God yet lives as if He doesn’t exist. As Titus 1:16 describes them, “They profess to know God, but their behavior contradicts their profession.”

122 Easter: Resurrection Relevance

One of the fallacies in our day is that all religions are pretty much the same. But the fact is, Christianity stands alone and apart. For one thing, no other major religion takes its stand and stakes its reputation on the bodily resurrection of its founder.

121 Good Friday: The Way of Jesus

It was probably about midnight when Jesus led His men down from the Upper Room and through the sleeping city. Having shared the Last Supper together, Jesus and the Eleven left through the Fountain Gate, across the Kidron Valley

Dave DeSelmApril 2, 2023Good Friday, Gethsemane, take this cup from me, the way of Jesus, following Jesus, thy will be doneComment

120 Markers of Maturity

In Paul’s letter to the Colossians, he tells this group of believers he had never met that he was agonizing in prayer for them. Why? What was he praying for so fervently? He was praying for their growth – their maturity in Christ.

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119 Jonah: A Tale Unended

You would like to think that by the time we get to the end of his story, Jonah has changed. That after all he’d been through, he was a better person, a better servant of God than he was at the start of the story.

118 Jonah: Living a GO Life

There are certain words the writer of the book of Jonah uses to emphasize important elements of the story. Words like “great” and “down.” But there’s another important word that is in fact, one of the most fundamental words in the Bible.

117 Jonah: The God of the Second Chance

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time…” (Jonah 3:1) To my way of thinking, this is arguably the most remarkable verse in the entire book of Jonah.

116 Jonah: A Prayer for When You're Sinking

In the journey of faith God not only frequently calls us to hard things but He will chase us down if we run from that call. In fact, what we’ve seen is a pattern that God uses to correct His kids.

Dave DeSelmFebruary 26, 2023calling, Jonah, running from God, obedience, disobedience, difficult callingsComment

115 Jonah: In Over Your Head

As we ended the last episode, after admitting that he is the cause of the ferocious storm battering their ship, our hero, Jonah, has been thrown overboard. As he sinks down into the sea, Jonah no doubt believes he is going to die. But God has other plans.

Dave DeSelmFebruary 19, 2023calling, Jonah, running from God, obedience, disobedience, difficult callingsComment

114 Jonah: The Perfect Storm

When Jonah heard God’s call to go the Nineveh, the capital of Israel’s enemy, Assyria, instead of obeying, the prophet ran in the opposite direction. The biblical narrator paints the picture with words packed with meaning.

Dave DeSelmFebruary 12, 2023calling, Jonah, running from God, obedience, disobedience, difficult callingsComment

113 Jonah: When God Calls

The story of Jonah ranks among the best-known of any in the O.T. It’s right up there with Noah and the ark, David and Goliath, and Daniel in the lion’s den.

Dave DeSelmFebruary 5, 2023calling, Jonah, running from God, obedience, disobedience, difficult callingsComment

112 Unique: Hitting Your Sweet Spot

“Sweet spot.” Golfers understand the term. So do baseball players and tennis players. Connect with that prime inch of real estate and kapow! Your arm doesn’t tingle and the ball doesn’t ricochet. You think, “Yes!!!” What engineers have given to sports equipment, God has given to you.

Dave DeSelmJanuary 29, 2023calling, unique, passions, gifts, story, my purpose, purpose in life, Psalm 139, Ephesians 2:10Comment

111 Unique: Leveraging Your Story

Not only are you a unique person, but you were also made for a unique purpose. One of the factors in discovering that purpose, or “calling,” is understanding your PASSIONS. Another is unwrapping your GIFTS. Today we come to the third element - your STORY.

Dave DeSelmJanuary 22, 2023calling, unique, passions, gifts, story, my purpose, purpose in life, Psalm 139, Ephesians 2:10Comment

110 Unique: Unwrapping Your Gifts

As you seek to discover your unique purpose, one way to go about it might be to think of three circles. Label them your PASSIONS, your GIFTS, and your STORY. Where those circles overlap often point to a person’s calling.

Dave DeSelmJanuary 15, 2023calling, unique, passions, gifts, story, my purpose, purpose in life, Psalm 139, Ephesians 2:10Comment

109 Unique: Identifying Your Passions

God made you unique. Your very fingerprint shows that there is no one else like you. You are one of a kind! As a unique person, you were brought into this world for a unique purpose. So how does one discover what that purpose is?

Dave DeSelmJanuary 8, 2023calling, unique, passions, gifts, story, my purpose, purpose in life, Psalm 139, Ephesians 2:10Comment

108 Unique: Your Dash of Life

When you look at a tombstone, you often see two dates – the date of the person’s birth and their date of death. In between is this little line. A dash.

Dave DeSelmJanuary 1, 2023calling, unique, passions, gifts, story, my purpose, purpose in life, Psalm 139, Ephesians 2:10Comment

107 Immanuel: God For Us

“There has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 (NASB) An angel spoke those words and shepherds were the first to hear them. But what was proclaimed back then to them is being proclaimed right now to you.

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