The Bible says a lot about money. In today’s world, the topic is something that many people have on their mind constantly. Here’s what God says in the scriptures about money. God Owns It All One of the primary lessons the Bible teaches about money is that Gods owns everything. Anything that we claim as […]
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Awesome Power: The Source of a Christian’s Strength
Samson lost his strength when Delilah passed the secret of his strength to his enemies. They cut his hair and were able to subdue him. Before this, his enemies could not overcome his power. Is there a source of strength for the Christian? Where does a Christian’s power come from? How do we as Christians […]
Deep Community: Loving and Building Relationships with Others
Rugged individualism is fine if you’re taming a wild frontier, but has no place for building community. There are no “lone ranger” Christians. If you are a believer, God has not called you to go it alone. He has ordered our world so we can work in a community.
Independent Author Spotlight: Rachel Larkin
Being an independent Christian author myself, I know the struggle to get someone to notice my books. Independent authors do not have a large advertising budget like the big publishers have. We don’t have connections just a phone call away at the literary magazines or the Sunday book review section in a major newspaper. So, […]
Radical Stewardship: Managing Our Finances, Time, and Health
The term stewardship is one of those “churchy” words you usually only hear on Sunday mornings. We seldom apply it to anything but money or finances. However, I don’t think it only applies to this area of life. It certainly includes finances. However, I believe the way I use the term, is more in keeping […]
Growing on Purpose: Spiritual Growth through God-given Pursuits
[social_sharing style=”style-9″ fb_like_url=”http://www.ordinarybeliever.com/growing-purpose-spiritual-growth/” fb_color=”light” fb_lang=”en_GB” fb_text=”like” fb_button_text=”Share” tw_lang=”en” tw_url=”http://www.ordinarybeliever.com/growing-purpose-spiritual-growth/” tw_button_text=”Share” g_lang=”en-GB” g_button_text=”Share” alignment=”center”] At Ordinary Believer, we believe that God has a specific purpose for everyone. He has given each person special skills, talents, and abilities. We believe these are spiritual gifts, given to edify (that is, to build up) the church. That […]
Are Financial Calamities God’s Will?
In the Lord’s prayer, Jesus prayed that God’s will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. “Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.” – Mat 6:10 NKJV God’s Will on Earth? This implies that God’s will is not always done on Earth. There are things that […]
A Danger for Christian Writers
I recently went down a YouTube rabbit hole. Often such behavior ends up being a big fat waste of time, but in this case, it turned out to be a good thing. I came across the video below by Tim Keller, in which he talks about our work. He specifically used the example of being […]
“Doing Good” to the Household of Faith
Where do you get your gas? Which doctor do you go to? Who is your florist? Your dry cleaners? Most of us shop and spend our money without any thought whatsoever about whether the person we do business with is a Christian or not. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t regard such aspects as customer […]
Does a Different Perspective Mean Christians Are Intolerant?
My son shared a one-panel comic on Facebook showing two men standing on either side of a digit on the ground. One points at the image and says, “six!” The one on the opposite side points at the image and declares, “nine!” The point of the cartoon is that everyone sees things from their own […]