Guide to Christian Fasting

Leroy Daley has posted an excellent article on fasting:

How to do a Christian Fast

Leroy has posted other articles in this series; all are must-reads.

Ten Traits of a Successful Saint

Martyn Ballestero has posted an excellent article on what distinguishes a successful saint. You can read the article here:

Ten Traits Of A Successful Saint

The Fruitful Life by Jerry Bridges

The Fruitful Life by Jerry Bridges is a study on the fruit of the Spirit. This book goes much further than that. It not only covers what the fruit of the Spirit are, but also covers why you need the fruit and how you get the fruit. It also shows how to keep the fruit in your life. (more…)

The Armor of God

God calls us to be warriors. He calls us to defend the faith and to stand on truth. He calls us to give an answer to those that ask of us the reason of the hope that is in us. He doesn’t call us to defend and then leave us without help. He gives us the Armor of God.

Ephesians 6:11-17 ¹¹ Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.  ¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.  ¹³ Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.  ¹⁴ Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;  ¹⁵ And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;  ¹⁶ Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.  ¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: (more…)

God’s Word, Our Mirror – Thoughts on James 1:22-27

James 1:22-27 ²² But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.  ²³ For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:  ²⁴ For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.  ²⁵ But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.  ²⁶ If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.  ²⁷ Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. (more…)