Why You Can’t Help Everyone and Shouldn’t Try

You can’t help everyone. You may want to. You may think you need to. And your consistent inability to meet every single genuine need around you may disappoint you. After […]

Don’t Complain About One Another (James 59) (1)

C. S. Lewis once said, “Hell begins with a grumbling mood, always complaining, always blaming others.” You don’t have to agree with Lewis’s eschatology to know that grumbling is ungodly. […]

Don’t Put Your Brother Down

George Harrison once passed a church billboard that read, “Gossip: The Devil’s Radio… Don’t Be a Broadcaster.” That message hit home. Because he was a Beatle, the press gossiped about […]

Should Christians Kiss One Another_

I grew up in a French city where it was customary to greet people with a double-cheeked kiss. At least, that was normal among my French relatives. Meanwhile, my British/English […]

Don’t Confuse Coming to Jesus with Coming After Jesus

Knowing the difference between salvation and discipleship can make all the difference to your Christian walk. And confusing the two can be devastating to it. Lucas Kitchen wrote a neat […]

How Do You Know If You Are Spiritually Mature_

How do you know if you are spiritually mature? Assurance of eternal salvation comes from believing Jesus’ promise of everlasting life (John 3:16). But knowing if you are spiritual mature […]

January 28, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Discipleship, good works, Grace, Titus
Saved by Grace, Devoted to Good Works

If the new birth depends on believing, not working, then where do good works fit into the Christian life? I think Paul’s letter to Titus summarizes the “grace” attitude to […]

Is it misleading to tell people that to be saved they must follow Jesus_

A friend sent me some comments and asks my thoughts: Interested in your opinion. I am trying to craft a reasonable response to the “follow Jesus to be saved” concept. I […]

January 7, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Discipleship, illustrations
Catching and Cleaning Fish

I’m always on the look-out for simple illustrations of Biblical truths that most people can easily understand. Here’s one— I listened to an evangelist tell the story of how people […]

You Must Grow Up (Ephesians 4_11-24), Part 1

Those of us who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s will remember one of the most famous jingles in retail history: I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys […]

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