One of the things you do not want to miss when you read and study the Bible is how God uses various conjunctions in His communication to us (e.g., for, and, or, yet, therefore, now, then, so that, because, as, if, etc.).

Conjunctions are crucial for understanding Scripture and they reveal the relationships between ideas, clauses, and sentences. For example, the conjunction “and” connects ideas and clauses of equal importance (Gen. 1:1: “God created the heavens and the earth”), “for” explains or clarifies a preceding statement (Eph. 6:1: “Children, obey your parents I the Lord, for this is right”), and “since” indicates a reason or cause (Heb. 9:17: “a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive").

In my message this past Sunday, I shared this thought: One of the problems we have in our theology is that it is not low enough or high enough. We don’t see how low we really are in regard to the pervasive nature of our sin and how much it has corrupted our mind, emotions, will, and body. But also, we don’t see how high our God really is as the only true and living One who is far beyond our total comprehension and perfectly holy, righteous, and just in all His ways.

I have always enjoyed quotes that convict, make you think, and inspire your life. Here are a few of my favorites:

The following is not shared to judge or offend anyone, but rather to help us all (as the church) to understand some of the ways culture is leading our young adults in the wrong direction and to pray and encourage their pursuit of God’s plan.

On February 5th, Dr. Al Mohler spoke these words on his daily podcast (The Briefing) in light of a Wall Street Journal article on why Young Adults are not growing up: “They’re not moving into adulthood. They’re not achieving the usual markers of Adulthood. These young people are not not getting married and they’re not not becoming parents and they’re not not buying homes because they can’t. It’s because they’re making other choices. It’s because they have other priorities in life.

One of the questions that pastors are often asked in ministry is “how do I discover God’s will for my life?" Whether it is seeking God’s will about a job, a future career, a location move, future education, or any other important decision in life, believers want to know how to discern God’s will on a matter.
I was recently alerted to read an excellent and free 29-page mini book on God’s Will and Making Decisions by Andrew David Naselli. It addresses the various ways Christians have sought to find God’s will and then offers some very sound biblical wisdom on finding God’s will. The chapters address the following: