Just added this to the FAQ page...it seems to be coming up a bit more. I haven't added much to the FAQs in a long time so thought this would be fitting. It is a simple and short response to a question I hear often...undoubtably an insufficient answer to such a big theological question but none the less, here it is.--------------------------------------My faith or God's gift?OK, this is a loaded question.

After another one of my friends husband just passed away this weekend, I felt compelled to write a short poem expressing some thoughts and feelings around such a loss (listed with other poems at http://freenhim.org/poetrynhim/poetrynhim.html)A Final BreathA final breath upon this earth, a light once bright has dimmed;the one I love has taken flight yet questions still remain.Reason can not understand,

I just made available a new 4x9 rack card titled "Setting Your Mind" that I hope you will find helpful. I have inserted the text on the back of the card below since the graphic on the web may be hard to read. These cards are designed as discipleship follow-up resources; of course, they can simple be used as personal reminders of the truth they attempt to describe. As long as these cards can help some

Life has been so busy...I can't believe it's Christmas! I pray you have a great Christmas and an awesome new year! I'm finishing up a new "rack card" (like the Battle Blueprint and In Adam / In Christ cards) called "Setting the Mind". It should go to print in January if not sooner...I hope you will find it helpful.[Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

The below is a great skit around who you are...you are God's original masterpiece. Well done by "The Skit Guys".

What a great message this morning at Browns Bridge Community Church by Ben Crawshaw (alias Mr. Takeout as many of us with kids may know him). If you're in the area, check out the "Solomon Says" series July 12, 19, 26 at Browns Bridge, Northpoint or Buckhead church. So many folks struggle with "Approval" and have struggled for years. Ben pointed out a great verse in Proverbs 29:25 that explains "To

I've been reading through the book of Hebrews and again find myself at Hebrews 10:26. For many, this is a very tough passage to dissect. Although there are many smart commentators out there, if you're looking for a simple approach to understanding these verses, you've come to the right place (simple is about as much as my brain can muster). The author of Hebrews, speaking to an apparent Jewish audience

Mike Quarles and I are meeting on Thursday to discuss recording some more FreedomFocus podcasts (we received some good comments when we recorded the shows and even more recently have received repeated requests to continue). We're thinking about a 20 minute format that's a bit more informal...still in the discussion phase. More to come I'm sure...thanks for your support.

Our Pastor has begun a new message series titled "Staying in Love"...if you enjoy listening to Andy Stanley you will really like this first message. Andy forced me to look at my own actions to determine if my behaviors are "loving", not just if I feel "love". Often the community of grace will shy away from a focus on "doing" (and justifiably so as doing in our culture often mistakenly equates to a

My wife is loving her new Kindle 2 eBook reader...it is easy to use and carry around (vs. keeping up with multiple books) and the battery lasts a long time. I was thrilled when they released the iPhone / iPod Touch Kindle ebook reader application. Although you can not purchase ebooks via the iPhone application, you can download any Kindle ebook to your iPhone / iPod Touch once purchased via the web