Prayer and Purpose

Earlier this year I saw an Instagram post that read, “Instead of saying ‘I don’t have time,’ try saying, ‘It’s not a priority,’ and see how that feels.” I’ve since looked up the source of that quote and found an interesting article on the Wall Street Journal by Laura Vanderkam. (see the full article here http://on.wsj.com/2ClteFj ) Vanderkam suggests, “Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice.” She also writes that you may not be spending as much time working or as little time sleeping as you have lead yourself to believe, and suggests keeping a time log. I'm over halfway through my first day of trying to keep a time log, and I have found that I don’t want to write down things like, “looked at Facebook,” or “watched TV,” and I especially don’t want that to take up as much of my time log as those things generally take up in my day. So, when Phoebe woke me up this morning at 0515 hours because she was hungry, instead of either doing nothing or looking at Facebook ...

Not everyone has the time, money, or desire for formal theological education. However, it is important to study God’s Word and better understand Him through His Word. As with all things that are not the Bible, there is the possibility of fallibility, thus you must assess all information against the Word of God, even within these resources. However, it can be useful to glean information from people who have dedicated their life to studying God and His Word. We owe much to them even if we don’t think about it, as we are thankfully able to read God’s Word in our native tongue rather than the original Hebrew (and a small portion of Aramaic) and Greek. In addition to language experts aiding our study of God’s Word, archeology and science continue to uncover more that time and again prove the accuracy of the Bible. With all these things in mind, I have compiled some resources for free online biblical lectures and courses, as well as my favorite YouTube series, Real Truth. Real Quick. I...