Welcome to FAITH THAT LIVES
Thank you for visiting.
I created this website to explore a question that has occupied much of my study of Scripture:
What does it mean to have a faith that truly lives?
The Bible describes faith as much more than agreeing with certain truths about God. It speaks of knowing God, trusting Him, following Him, abiding in Christ, persevering through trials, and—perhaps most beautifully—walking with God.
Some of these thoughts grew out of the study that eventually became my forthcoming book, FAITH THAT LIVES. But my purpose here is larger than introducing a book. I hope this can become a place where we open Scripture together and consider what it means to live each day in a genuine relationship with God.
I would be glad to have you join me.
Faith Insights Overview
These Faith Insights are designed as a progressive journey through Scripture to explore what it means to have a faith that truly lives.
Rather than treating faith as a collection of isolated beliefs or individual lessons, these Faith Insights follow the biblical movement of a growing relationship with God—beginning with the God who makes Himself known and continuing as we learn to hear His Word, trust Him, follow Him, obey Him, and walk faithfully with Him.
The vision for our journey is:
God makes Himself known
→ we hear His Word
→ we learn to trust
→ we follow
→ trust becomes obedience
→ God forms and sustains us
→ we learn to walk with Him
→ faith perseveres
→ and ultimately, faith becomes sight.
Where We Have Been
Our first ten Faith Insights explored the FOUNDATIONS OF LIVING FAITH.
We began with the simple but profound description, “Enoch walked with God” (Genesis 5:24). From there, we considered how God makes Himself known, how faith comes by hearing, what it means to know God relationally, and why faith must become a way of life.
We then heard Jesus' invitation, “Follow me,” and watched living faith take shape through Abraham, Noah, Moses, and Peter. Their experiences showed us that faith may require trusting without complete understanding, obeying before seeing the outcome, depending upon God's presence in our weakness, and continuing to look toward Christ when fear threatens our trust.
Together, these first ten teachings established a central truth:
Living faith is more than knowing about God. It is knowing Him, trusting
Him, following Him, and learning to walk with Him.
Where We Are Going
We now move into the next major section of our journey:
FAITH INSIGHTS 11–20
WHEN TRUST BECOMES OBEDIENCE
Here we begin asking another important question:
If I truly trust God, how should that trust change the way I live?
These Insights explore obedience as faith made visible—obedience when we do not fully understand, the danger of partial obedience, trusting God with outcomes we cannot control, and the relationship between obedience, love, grace, repentance, and surrender.
We will also consider the cost of following Christ and the importance of faithfulness in the small and ordinary choices of everyday life.
As the series continues, we will move through other dimensions of living faith: Christ as the center and perfecter of faith, the work of the Holy Spirit, biblical lives of faith, prayer and Scripture, suffering and testing, Christian community, love and service, perseverance, and the hope God has placed before us.
Throughout the journey, one question remains at the center:
What does it mean—not merely to believe in God—but to know Him, trust Him, follow Christ, and walk faithfully with Him?
Each Faith Insight includes Scripture, reflection, a practical response, and prayer so that our study moves beyond simply understanding biblical truth toward allowing that truth to shape the way we live.
You are invited to begin with Faith Insight 1 and walk through the journey with us—one step at a time.
Share Your Reflections
I would be glad to hear how these teachings are encouraging you, what questions they raise, or how God is using His Word in your life. Please share your reflections or feedback about the website content.