God Gives Real Tests

God is always testing us, and his testing does not come when we are warned and ready. Anyone can pass a test then. ...

God's tests catch us unprepared, ...

Burned or Purified?

Warren Wiersbe says that realism is idealism that has been through the fire and got purified; cynicism is idealism that has been through the fire and ...

Growing Saints Takes Time

The church should be a community of dates instead of pumpkins. Pumpkins you can harvest in six months. Dates have to be planted and tended by people who ...

Leaving the Comfort Zone

If we would be enlarged, we must accept all that God sends us to develop and expand our spiritual life. We are so content to abide at the old level that ...

Hemmed in to Nothing

God has hemmed me in to nothing, that I many have nothing, do nothing, want nothing, save Himself.

Sacred Times

All days are holy, but some are more so; all moments can be sacred but not unless we set some aside to be intensely so.

Belmont Church Mission Statement

The Belmont Church exists to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ, rejoicing in him, as we bring believers to maturity, draw people to Jesus, equip them to serve, ...

When God Is More Real

God loves us in good times and bad. But he is even more real in our lives when we are having tough times.

The Advantages of Adversity

We grow and mature spiritually through adversity--not when everything is going smoothly. ... [I]n a time of adversity or trouble, the Christian has the ...

Seldom Heard Truth

That hardship can actually be a blessing--or "a severe mercy," to recall Sheldon Vanauken's book of that title--is a profoundly Christian ...