Blog, Podcast, YouTube, and Books by Ray Burns
Approximate Reading Time: 11 minutes In Part 1 we looked at the three ways we let anger poison our marriages. We saw that anger can take on many forms, but that all of them work to undermine and hurt our relationship with our spouse. Now let’s talk about one common reason we fight, and how that knowledge can finally end […]
Kill the Anger in Your Marriage (Part 2): Why We Fight and How to Stop Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes Our culture shares a common belief that fighting within a marriage is normal. It’s even labeled as “healthy.” Psychologists and relationship experts insist that if a couple doesn’t fight and argue once in a while, something is actually wrong in the marriage. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put
Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutes We’ve been promised persecution and hatred from the world. Because we serve Jesus Christ, those who love sin can only naturally feel a certain amount of hostility toward us. Yet too often, Christians are hated not because they humbly proclaim the gospel, but because they use Christ as an excuse to be hateful and offensive.
Let Christ Be Offensive, Not You Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutes Social status is such a weird thing. There’s no lack of things we use to not only make ourselves fit in but also show how much more we fit in than someone else. Often, these things require some amount of foolishness on our part. Whether it’s our time, money, or health, there is always a
Sleep, Sin, and Social Norms Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes We should hate sin. Our sin makes us an enemy of a holy God, and the only way our crimes could be forgiven is to believe that Christ took God’s wrath in our place. By asking Him to to save us, we ask Him to accept our punishment and give us His spotless life in
How to Be Thankful for Sin Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes For many, each month is a paycheck-to-paycheck kind of survival. A lack of money often serves as a wonderful time to put our faith in Christ to provide what we need. We learn the value of prayer because we are in a place where we must accept that, without God, we can simply do nothing
Do You Have Enough Faith to Be Rich? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes As Christians, we have so much to be thankful for. We have a Savior who died so that we could live, granting us grace and mercy that we could never deserve. We have a Heavenly Father who no longer sees us as enemies, but loves us as His children. We have the Holy Spirit who
Thank Those God Has Used in Your Life. Today. Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes (This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) There are days when God’s word truly comes to life for us. Whatever we read, we can feel it breathing life into our hearts, renewing our joy and giving us strength for
Finding Hope When Bible Reading Seems Pointless Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes That moment of salvation was beautiful. Whether at 5 years old or when gray hairs have started setting in, every salvation story is incredible because it features a holy God, a perfect Savior, and a wretched sinner who could do nothing to deserve the gift they received. Yet after that incredible moment of leaning completely
Is Christ Still Saving You? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes In Part 1 of this discussion (link), we discussed that faith is a 3 step process, using a chair to better understand it. Step 1: We must acknowledge that the chair exists Step 2: We must examine and see that the chair meets some qualifications we require to trust it Step 3: We prove that
Biblical Faith vs Modern Faith (Part 2): Taking the First Step Read More »