Steve Blount's blog

What is the first mention of prayer in the Bible?
The first mention of prayer is found in Genesis 4.

Genesis 4:26

I have started to notice some interesting things over the past several weeks. Recently, at a Sunday morning worship service, Marc Guy was set to read the scripture for the week. As he came up to the pulpit he asked everyone to hold up their Bibles. As people did this I noticed to at least 5 people held up their cell phone with their Bible applications open. Interesting.

What is the first thing that you think of when someone says the term “missionary?” If you are like me and so many others you think of people like Suellen Black going off to foreign lands and dedicating their lives to serving that local population through spreading the Gospel, teaching, and selfless hard labors?

Many Christians struggle with the issue of tithing.  The issue is over-emphasized in some churches while, at the same time, some Christians refuse to follow the biblical teachings about making offerings t

A couple of summers ago I was asked to explain a Baptist’s definition of God’s grace to someone who was brought up in a religion that taught grace through

If there is one thing that is certain in life it is change. That axiom is especially true when it comes to the way we interact with each other.