April 19th 2013

The Only Thing That Matters

It’s Stamp Out Bible Illiteracy Gently (SOBIG) Week here on GUWG.

Monday, we gave you a little quiz to assess your Bible literacy. Tuesday, we gave you tips on how to get more Bible into your ♥. Wednesday, we boiled the Bible down to one noun: JESUS. Thursday, it was one verb: LOVE. Yesterday, we zeroed in on the job description for every Christian.

Today’s topic: the only thing that matters on this planet, according to the Bible. Here it is in one beautiful little verse. Meditate on it. Marinate in it. Memorize it.

April 19th 2013

The Christian’s Job Description

It’s Stamp Out Bible Illiteracy Gently (SOBIG) Week here on GUWG.

Monday, we gave you a little quiz to assess your Bible literacy. Tuesday, we gave you tips on how to get more Bibleishness into your life. Wednesday, we boiled the Bible down to one noun: JESUS. Yesterday, it was one verb: LOVE.

Today, we discuss what the Bible identifies as the job description for each and every human being in the history of the planet.

Here it is in one word …

Faith
Grace

April 8th 2013

Top 10 Countdown: #6

We’re counting down the top ten Bible verses of all time, as determined by researchers with very large brains who analyze how often each verse is referenced.

Here’s VERSE #6. Ponder it deep in your heart and then thank God for his astonishing, astounding, AMAZING grace.

Faith
Prayer

March 26th 2013

Faith and Figs

We’re walking in Jesus’ footsteps to the Cross and beyond.

It’s Tuesday. Jesus is on his way back into Jerusalem. According to eyewitness reports:

Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.

When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.

Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” (Matthew 21:18-22)

Jesus doesn’t have much time left so he packs two powerful lessons into one.

October 15th 2012

ROMANS-O-RAMA

It’s ROMANS-O-RAMA here on GUWG, where all week we’ll be taking a look at lessons from one of the Bible’s most revolutionary books.

Reading Romans has been a turning point for many Christians. It helped Martin Luther realize that we’re saved by grace through faith, sparking the Reformation. John Wesley felt his heart “strangely warmed” when he read Luther’s comments on Romans, which triggered another revival. Modern theologians continue to be amazed by the book. N.T. Wright called it the Apostle Paul’s “masterpiece” and “a work of massive substance, presenting a formidable intellectual challenge, while offering a breathtaking theological and spiritual vision.”

August 16th 2012

Would You Die For Jesus?

Be faithful, even to the point of death,
and I will give you the crown of life
(Revelation 2:10)

Don’t read this if you are the least bit squeamish.

Ask yourself this question and then read the following true story:

July 16th 2012

Hall of Faith

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. (Hebrews 11:1-2)

Hebrews 11 is often called God’s “Hall of Faith.” It’s sort of a Who’s Who of the Old Testament and includes a little bio for each to help us understand how God wants us to live.