This series is addressing the question, “How do you, as a believer, relate to God after unexplained pain associated with a personal tragedy?” In the first post, I suggested that we use Job as an example. In the second post, I laid out the importance of preaching the truths of Scripture to yourself in the [...]

I was recently pointed to a post discussing the Christian’s response to the upcoming move The Golden Compass (thanks lew). In short, this movie is an adaption of the children’s book entitled, Northern Lights by author Philip Pullman. Although the movie is still in production and not due to be released until December, it’s already [...]

In my previous post I introduced the story of Job to you. We saw how he serves as an example to all believers who face unexplained personal tragedy. Today, I want to cover the first of two principles that we can glean from Job’s response to the Lord: Preach the biblical truths to yourself. When [...]

I found this comic strip today. I thought I’d share it with you. View more or create your own

Pain and suffering affects everyone It is a well established fact that you cannot be human and escape tragedy. Kristie and I were married for three years before pain and suffering visited us. We lost our first baby before he or she was born. It was very early in the pregnancy, but the pain was [...]

Sorry about the unannounced disappearing act. Our hosting company relocated and the down time turned out to be longer than they expected. Regardless, they worked hard to get us back up and we are hoping that everything runs smoothly from here on out. You should begin receiving your devotions again tomorrow.

Many of you have been asking what DEEPERDEVOTION thinks about Christians and dating. Here are some resources to get you thinking until we have more time to respond to each of your specific questions. DEEPERDEVOTION articles: Singleness With all the pressure and desire to be in a relationship, how does a Christian respond to the [...]

The first post in this series established that we must have a confidence in the sovereign nature of Jesus Christ to rightly respond when our friends and family reject the message of Jesus. The second post showed us that this confidence allows us to Praise the Father in such situations. This post focuses on our [...]

As we mentioned in part one of this series, it is important for us to remember the sovereign nature of Jesus when witnessing to friends and family that refuse to believe. Without a strong confidence in the sovereign nature of Jesus Christ (which He displayed in Matthew 11:27) we will not be able to respond [...]

Sharing the gospel with my friends has always been a difficult thing to do. I’m often scared of what they will think about my faith. What if they laugh at me? What if they act like I’m stupid for believing in Jesus? What if they ask me questions that I don’t know how to answer? [...]

A reality TV show reveals what you can expect from the world when you take a stand for Christ.

It’;s so easy to crush. But is it right? Jeremy Smith shares about his high school crush and what he’s learned.

The obesity level in the United States continues to climb in 49 out of 50 states. How do we as Christians respond to this issue?