Christian Living Theology How can I know if I really love God (Part 2) Is there a way to know if we really do love God or not? Jesus taught that a tree is known by its fruit (Mt 7: 15-18; Lk 6:43-44). So the question is, “What fruit should be looking for? The Apostle John wrote, “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed […] Written by Nathan Zach July 17, 2022July 18, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living Theology How can I know if I really love God? (Part 1) Have you ever met a person who is living a flagrantly sinful life who says they love God? Whether it’s the person raised in the church but is sinking in sin or the self-righteous lifelong pew dweller who has heard thousands of sermons but still has a heart of stone. Claiming to love God is […] Written by Nathan Zach July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living A Story For Our Time Part 2 Rooted In Christ A Summary of Part 1 In part one of this post, we looked at the purpose of parables and how they were used by Jesus to teach people about spiritual realities. We used the parable of the pearl of great price as an example and from there we transitioned to the parable […] Written by Nathan Zach February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living Shaky Christians On Rocky Ground Pt 1 The Purpose and Use of Parables Jesus loved to tell stories. The Bible calls these stories parables. Jesus used these as his primary method of teaching about God and the kingdom of God to the people of his day [See Mt 13, 18; Mk 4; Lk 15]. They were meant to, by way of analogy […] Written by Nathan Zach January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living Current Events Second Peter: Staying steady while facing the end of the world This short post can be thought of as a “preview” or a “teaser” for the book of Second Peter. Hopefully, after you have read this you will go and read the entire book for yourself lingering long over the words and phrases, pulling out all the spiritual nourishment God will allow. This letter serves as […] Written by Nathan Zach May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living Knowing Christ is Worth Your Pain (And Everything Else) “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which […] Written by Nathan Zach May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living The Wisdom of Wanting Godly Relationships “The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray.” (Pro 12:26) We live in a world that encourages hyer-social activity. Although much more of our social interactions are impersonal via online mediums (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) people who choose not to engage in these forums are seen as archaic […] Written by Nathan Zach April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living The Wisdom of Restraining Our Lips “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.” (Pro 10:19) Do you love to talk? Are you a “talker” and do you always have something to say in any given conversation? If so, this proverb invites us to take a closer look at our verbal propensities […] Written by Nathan Zach April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living Keeping Your Heart Through the Word “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23) The heart. This fountain in the soul of a person acts like a rudder on a ship or plane. It is the place where choices and decisions spring from. In this proverb we are instructed to “keep” or […] Written by Nathan Zach March 14, 2020April 27, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living Learning Contentment For those of us with kids, especially small ones, we KNOW that contentment is not a behavior that we are born with. In fact, it is nearly the exact opposite. When babies are hungry they receive food by “voicing their displeasure” to their mothers and sometimes the entire house! They are relentless, they will persist […] Written by Nathan Zach January 26, 2015April 27, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
