Come closer, my friend. Listen! Do you hear it? The grit of rock against rock. Oh, do look! Do you see it? The rays of sunlight in a dark tomb. Oh, feel the breathlessness in your heart! The impossible is… Read More ›
INSPIRATIONAL ARTICLES
When we go to heaven
When we go to heaven will you dance with me will you finally see the shelter you provided the love you showed for me in time your hand in mine so freely wide This is a short poem by Betty… Read More ›
Dust off my heart
This a nice poem by Betty over at Just My Poems Plus My Heart. Check it out! GregGreg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the need for revival in today’s Church. He likes reading, writing, music, and… Read More ›
Never
Lessons in life always come with a price. Cheap, exspensive, or priceless are words I use to describe those events that taught me through pain, normally, how to, or not to conduct my existence. Of course, the cheap lesson would… Read More ›
Embracing My BaptiCalviMethoCostalism
I grew up in a Southern Baptist Church. In adulthood I adopted a more Reformed approach to Theology. Right after college I married a beautiful charismatic girl named Jessica Lee. We currently attend a United Methodist fellowship together as a… Read More ›
❤Sending You a Love Letter❤
If you want to read what love looks like, real love the way that God intended it…read this love letter written by Terra over at Living Simply In Abundance. This is a great example of how all of us should… Read More ›
A Dangerous Game
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide! Have you ever tried to play ‘Hide and Seek’ with God? Are you playing the game with Him right now? If so, how is that going for you? I’m just going to take… Read More ›
First Miracle
Excellent Poem by Susan Michaels. Short read and very good. GregGreg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the need for revival in today’s Church. He likes reading, writing, music, and spending time with his family and his… Read More ›
Why Church, Inc. is a Bad Idea
Is the church an incorporated business with the pastor as the CEO? That is pretty much the model many churches gravitate towards. In some there is a board which, along with the pastor, controls the church. Churches vary in the… Read More ›
Fear: Taking Center Stage with Christ…… Don’t Give Satan a Footstool and a Microphone
For a few minutes I sat in silence shedding tears over the unknown and then started to feel some anxiety due to my concern and fear about a mammogram test I have to retake. I realize that I can’t just… Read More ›
Everything I thought I knew I no longer know
I heard something today that broke my heart Shook me to my core Turned my world upside down Made me question everything I have ever known Evoked feelings of anger, sadness, remorse, disgust, angst I wanted to go into the… Read More ›
The Bread, The Cup, and Unforgiveness
Holding resentments against others can cause me a lot of unhappiness. Unforgiveness is the number one reason for spiritual immaturity, hindering my relationship to God, and having clarity to see my own part in the problems of life. I really… Read More ›
THE PRODIGAL – A Short Story – Pt. 1
Gabriel opened his eyes, seeing the room through the blur that remained from his alcohol-induced slumber. The grey light of dawn seeped into the room through the drapes at the window, showing the worn layer of dirt and misuse that… Read More ›
The One Question Everyone Needs To Answer Everyday
Like that terribly cheesy Toby Keith country song, sometimes I feel, “I’m not as good as I once was.”…spiritually speaking of course. On a personal level, I feel less passionate, less bold, less “holy” than what I used to be… Read More ›
Confessions of a List-Maker
I am a list-maker. Each morning, I write out my “To Do” list for the day. It may look something like this: -Make dentist appointment -Mail bills -Grocery Shopping -Drop dog off at the groomer -Call Mom Well, you get the… Read More ›
My Restless Heart
Without warning, I was trapped in the book of Ecclesiastes. All was vanity. I found myself absentmindedly repeating the words again an again: “There must be more. Surely we were born for something more. More than waking in order to… Read More ›
Homeless – Until He Moved in With Jesus
This is a great story, which happens to be true! A story about one man being touched by another and inspired by that chance meeting on a cold Chicago street. Or was it chance? Read this engaging article by Darrell,… Read More ›
A Prostitute Teaches Me How To Worship
As Christians, we often spend a lot of time wondering what is wrong with us. We hear of martyrs on foreign soil laying down their lives for the gospel in bloody extravagant fashion. Church history testifies of men and women who… Read More ›
The Sacrifice of Christ
The Crucifixion , by Vouet, 1622, Genoa A friend of mine recently posted about how Christ was scourged before being crucified. This got me to thinking today about that, and all of what happened at Calvary. Jesus before all this… Read More ›
How our Faith Walk should be
I came across a really awesome video today, actually it came in an email to me from a friend at church. I decided I wanted to share it with all of you who visit here on Believing God Today. Then… Read More ›
A Call To Action – Fasting and Prayer
We are going to begin setting up a day (or days) to call our fellow bloggers to join us in fasting and prayer for a revival in the United States. If you are not from the U.S. you are still… Read More ›
OneCry…Prayer for Revival
To my valued readers, Would you please take a moment and read this letter I wrote inviting people to join us in prayer for our country? Do you maybe not live in the U.S? Maybe you have friends who do… Read More ›
Have Men Lost Bravery?
I have taken the liberty of posting this blog in its entirety. This is a must read for men, and it should be shown to them by their wives who find it here instead. If you like this post, please… Read More ›
Gauging Your Church’s Temperature
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in Life Together, talks about looking at our churches through critical lenses: If we do not give thanks daily for the Christian fellowship in which we have been placed, even where there is no great experience, no discoverable… Read More ›
The God Who Makes A Whore His Wife
It may be the greatest love story in the Old Testament. It is certainly the most scandalous one. The implications this short book brings to us are heart rending and intensely personal. The book of the prophet Hosea has intrigued me… Read More ›
I Need an Intervention
Confession: I worry about my kids. Three beautiful young adult kids. I fear for them, for their future, for their health, for their relationships, and for each one different things in different areas. Sometimes I am consumed with fear and… Read More ›
Christian Liberty Part I: Giving Others the Freedom to Be Different
Should Christians: Celebrate Christmas? Participate in Halloween? Go dancing? Drink alcoholic beverages? Get a body-piercing? Smoke? Play cards? Read Harry Potter? These types of question are what Romans 14:1 calls disputable matters or opinions. They are the secondary issues, the… Read More ›
Two Ways to Bolster Your Hope for the Coming Week
Suppose you were rich and contracted a sculptor to create a marble statue. As the sculptor began to chip away pieces of the block of marble, you might look at his work and think, “This doesn’t look like the statue… Read More ›
The Wedding – a Short Story
She stood in the middle of the room, looking at the people gathered there, trying not to feel self-conscious at her own attire. The rags of her life hung in ripped and dirty tatters around her feet. Shame crept in… Read More ›
Go.
Go…go into the world and make disciples, but we need to be one ourselves first. This is a great article on being a disciple of Christ and discipling others. GregGreg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the… Read More ›