5 things to do when you don’t feel like praying
Often, we know that we should pray but we don't feel like praying. We don't seem to be able to muster the desire to pray. What should we do? This video shares five things you can do when you don't feel like praying.
Why we can still rejoice in the midst of our difficulties
We are going through a tremendous time of difficulty. All around the world, people are suffering, isolated, feeling lonely, have lost jobs, and so forth. Yet, in the scriptures, God tells us to rejoice. There is tension there: Our circumstances are saying one thing...
Can an abandoned Christian woman remarry?
In the following video, we address a question from a woman in Nigeria who wants to know if she can remarry after her husband abandoned her and her children 8 years ago. What do you think? Does the Bible allow her to legitimately remarry or not? Watch the video to see...
Introducing Ask Dr. Kenneth
God has used the guidance of many other leaders in the past to help me get to where I am. Having access to coaches and mentors who could direct me is one way God used to move me from a village dropout in a small village in Cameroon to living my dreams as a physician,...
How to Identify the Main Idea of a Bible Paragraph
The main idea is the primary point, concept, or central message the author is communicating to readers about the topic. It also goes by many different names: the central idea, central theme, major idea, big idea, main point, main thought, thesis statement, or the...
What is the task of Bible Study?
The task or goal of Bible study (the practice of hermeneutics) is twofold. First, to find out the meaning the inspired author intended to communicate to his first readers. That is the task of interpretation. Second, to find out what God says to us today through the...
Why it’s important to know a biblical author’s purpose to understand anything he says
The following post is adapted from my Amazon bestselling book, Inductive Bible Study. If you would like to study God's word but can't afford a copy, reach out to us. I will gladly give you a free Kindle version of the book. Understanding a biblical author's purpose...
How I went from the bottom to the top 1 percentile on board exams and how that might help you succeed with your goals
The following article was originally written for a leading physician website (KevinMD.com), but the lessons on developing good learning habits are applicable to everybody. It's been shared several hundred times on that website. Most doctors are very bright people. I...
Why Simplicity and Minimalism Will Enrich Your Life
“Live simply so that others may simply live.” Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa. In the world of Spiritual Formation, simplicity/frugality has been practiced as a spiritual discipline for thousands of years. Today, there is a growing movement that is not even religious in...
Why you need to know your core values and goals for effective emotion regulation
The following is adapted from Relational and Emotional Intelligence by Dr. Kenneth Acha. No one is unmotivated. Everyone is motivated by fundamental human needs: Safety and survival, understanding, connection and acceptance, contribution, esteem and identity,...