Author: Steve

I love to study the Bible and I love to engage with others in learning. I had been privileged to do this on a regular basis through church ministry and through part-time teaching at a local Bible colleges. Helping individuals learn to feed themselves through their own study of God’s Word is joy-giving to me. Influencing groups to do life and church from a biblically grounded, theologically faithful perspective is my passion.
Church, Musings

Communication: Teaching and Learning

I’ve been thinking about learning and teaching. Some observations about learning and teaching in the church. Teachers tend to think about sharing what they have learned. Student tend to think about interacting with what they have learned and what the teacher knows. Teachers tend to think about what they want to teach. Student tend to …

Bible Study, Spiritual Formation

Make every effort

How can I be pure in spite of contact with ungodliness? That is the question that 2 Peter 1:1-11 answers. And in answering the question it provides both encouragement and exhortation while balancing what God provides (the resources) and what our responsibility is in spiritual transformation. The Resource 1:3  His divine power (unlimited) has granted …

Bible Study, Wisdom

A Biblical Strategy for Fighting for Purity

This is a re-post from Justin Taylor’s blog Between to Worlds. This is a must read and listen for all men. A Biblical Strategy for Fighting Sexual Lust [Listen to] A good message here from Rick Holland at the Resolved Conference. Using Proverbs 5, he identifies six biblical strategies that will ensure sexual purity: Undertake the …

Musings

Reaching out, outreach and out of reach?

Who should we as believers be reaching out to? Many talk about outreach to the unsaved and unchurched.  Some churches make it their aim to position themselves to reach the unsaved and unchurched.  Some do it very effectively–praise the Lord. Some individuals have a passion to reach those who seem out-of-reach.  The individuals who are …

Bible Study, Musings, Spiritual Formation

Going through the motions? part 2

Avoiding going through the motions of religion and ritual versus relationship and reality requires watchfulness over one’s heart. Psalm 15 provides instruction or guidelines for self-examination, causing us to ask:  How do we maintain the right attitude and relationship with the Lord rather than ritual and religion? Questions What must we do in order to …