by Bill Farley | Apr 25, 2022 | Sanctification
WHEN MY DAUGHTERS WERE LITTLE we bought them glow-in-the-dark lizards. This was a big deal in 1980. After the plastic toys sat under a lamp or out in the sun for a few hours they would somehow absorb the light. When night came they would glow, sometimes for hours....
by Bill Farley | Feb 14, 2022 | love, marriage, theology
MANY PEOPLE DEFINE LOVE ON THEIR OWN TERMS. It is a feeling. It’s a sexual attraction. It’s primarily affection. But biblical love is more complex. We dare not make up our own ideas about it. Instead, we look to Christ—“God is love” (1 John 3:16), and...
by mark | Feb 10, 2022 | Sanctification
WE LIVE IN A FITNESS-CRAZED CULTURE. Many spend thousands on Pelotons, treadmills, or weight lifting equipment. It is good to take care of our bodies. God created them and we are responsible to steward his creation. But the apostle Paul is convinced that although...
by Bill Farley | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
I HAVE BEEN A CHRISTIAN FOR FIFTY YEARS, and during that time I have discipled scores of men. It’s been a labor of love. Some have gone on to be leaders in the church. Others have become better fathers and husbands. In a few cases, the results have not been positive....
by Bill Farley | Nov 30, 2020 | Humility, Sanctification
HYPOCRISY IS A DESTRUCTIVE SIN. How many churches have been destroyed by a leader’s hypocrisy? How many unbelievers have been repelled from Christ because of a “believing” friend’s hypocrisy? How often has the budding faith of a new convert...