How does one go from being an enemy of the Christian faith to one of its key evangelists In this episode Pastor Greg Laurie surveys the most stunning conversion in the book of Acts when Saul came to faith Notes God gives us absolutes for our own protection Religion can turn you from God God promises that His Word will not return void Saul was uttering threats with every breath Acts Jesus is the only Way to God because the Bible says so Only Jesus was qualified to bridge the gap between a Holy God and sinful man We are [... more]

One evening years ago my wife and I were making our way down a mountain trail accompanied by two friends The trail was narrow and wound around a slope with a steep drop on one side and an unclimbable bank on the other As we came around a bend I saw a large bear moseying along swinging his head from side to side and quietly huffing We were downwind and he hadn rsquo t detected our presence but he would soon Our friend began to rummage around in her jacket for a camera ldquo Oh I must take a picture [... more]

When most people think of the apostle Paul they picture this bigger-than-life champion of the faith But before his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus Paul was a pretty undesirable character [... more]

Paul on the road to Damascus was struck blind and Jesus said to him Why do you kick against the Goad Kicking against the goad causes pain It is meant to train for discipline you learn to not kick against it Hans is a goad for retirement planning especially for Robby You have to stop pushing off these issues and instead develop some discipline around getting your finances in order to finish well The largest goad people kick against in this instance is long term care insurance Before you need long term care insurance you need a plan for long [... more]