Our minds have a cruise control function it would seem We can be driving down afamiliar road paying only a modicum of attention and wonder when that last mile went by Our minds weren't really in the moment We can unfortunately follow that same pattern when we read Scripture especially if we're trying to read a certain volume of passages as a goal Today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie reminds us of the tremendous power of God's Word to instruct to inspire and to inspect Listen on harvest org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at [... more]

Since Scripture is clear why do Christians have disagreements about some of its teachings Today Stephen Nichols explains what we need in order to understand and interpret the Bible rightly Get Two Digital Teaching Series for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org why-we-trust-the-bible-knowing-scripture Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

The Harvest Crusade at the Honda Center is coming July Get all details https crusade harvest org --- Sharing your faith is a major tenet of the Christian life but it can be intimidating In this Sunday message Pastor Greg Laurie demonstrates how to be bold and evangelize efficiently and often Notes There are two types of speakers those who get nervous and those who are liars Mark Twain Why don't we share our faith more Fear of rejection Anxiety of being asked questions we can't answer Feeling we are not the best example Being an evangelist is a gift [... more]

The Matt Slick Live daily radio show broadcast is produced by The Christian Apologetics Research Ministry -CARM org- During the show Matt answers questions on the air and offers insight on topics like The Bible Apologetics Theology World Religions Atheism and other issues-- The show airs live on the Truth Network Monday through Friday - PM EST - - PM PST--You can also watch a live stream during the live show on RUMBLE---Topics include--- - Why do so many people misrepresent Calvinism- - Is there a parallel between the rd day of creation and Jesus's first miracle--- - Can women [... more]

What do you do when you're depressed Do you go for a drive Do you talk with a friend Do you pray and read Scripture Do you give up on God The dungeon of despair often feels dark and lonely but job's story reminds us that we are never really alone Jesus knows what it is to suffer and He can sympathize with all our weakness [... more]

I settled into the church pew behind a woman wearing a colorful scarf as the music team began playing ldquo I Can Only Imagine rdquo Raising my hands I praised God as the woman rsquo s sweet soprano voice harmonized with mine After service we introduced ourselves Louise told me about her health struggles and we decided to read Scripture and pray together during her cancer treatment appointments A few months later Louise told me she feared dying Leaning onto her hospital bed I rested my head next to hers whispered a prayer and quietly sang our song I can [... more]

One of consequences of the COVID- pandemic was the docking of cruise ships and the quarantining of passengers The Wall Street Journal featured an article that included interviews of some of the tourists Commenting about how being quarantined provided more opportunities for conversations one passenger joked how his spouse mdash who possessed an excellent memory mdash was able to bring up every transgression he ever had and sensed she wasn rsquo t done yet Accounts like this make us smile remind us of our humanness and serve to caution us if we rsquo re prone to hold too tightly to [... more]

ldquo Who rsquo s in the mirror rdquo the psychologists conducting the self-recognition test asked children At eighteen months or younger a child usually doesn rsquo t associate herself with the image in the mirror But as kids grow they can understand they rsquo re looking at themselves Self-recognition is an important mark of healthy growth and maturation It rsquo s also important to the growth of believers in Jesus James outlines a mirror recognition test The mirror is ldquo the word of truth rdquo from God James When we read the Scriptures what do we see Do we recognize [... more]

Have you nbsp listened to nbsp a nbsp sermon or read Scripture without nbsp your soul nbsp being stirred nbsp When nbsp your heart doesn rsquo t respond how nbsp can you nbsp prevent nbsp self-deception nbsp Receiving instruction from God rsquo s Word nbsp helps you to nbsp hear from outside of yourself nbsp You read it not nbsp only nbsp to learn but nbsp also nbsp to find your life changed nbsp The book of James admonishes us to nbsp ldquo receive with meekness the implanted word which is able to save your souls rdquo In this message [... more]

Open calls questions and discussion with Matt Slick LIVE in the studio Questions include--- - Matt discusses the gospel and what it actually is -- - If Jesus died only for the elect how does that work when sharing the gospel- What do I say since I don't know if the person I am sharing with is one of the elect--- - Is shouting in church biblical--- - What are some resources to learn about the old earth view of creation--- - How do I read Scripture when what the author seems to be saying conflicts with the rest of [... more]