Marking the Milestones

Living in Southern California, sometimes it is life in the fast lane. We can move from event to event, and at times be guilty of not enjoying the moment, the victory, or the blessing. The Lester Family hit a new milestone on May 26, 2017! Our oldest daughter (we have...

Finding Grace for times of need…

In Hebrews 4, four invitations are provided to the believers to come to a place of victory and maturity. Each invitation begins with the phrase, “Let us…” Hebrews 4.1 – Let us therefore fear… Hebrews 4.11 – Let us labor...

How To Do Word Studies

Recently, I posted about the inherent pitfalls and dangers that may accompany word studies. The dangers come when context is ignored, when a word is lifted from a text because “that’ll preach,” or when a dictionary is consulted and a definition is chosen that supports...

An Encounter with God’s Holiness…

Isaiah 6.1, In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne…   I am thankful for the love and grace of God. Yet, when the cherubim, seraphim, and angels all gather round the throne, this is not the virtue they extol. Rather,...

Should Christians Integrate Theology and Psychology?

We’ve all heard the judgment made against a non-biblical preacher, “He just offered up pop psychology.” In these types of comments, psychology is cast as either evil or at the very least, antithetical to biblical truth. There is a movement today in counseling that...