One of the things that hurts me is the segregation that is found in the Church. There is a group for young children. A group for adolescents. A group for college students. A group for young single adults. A group…
I have been struggling with fears. And as I have been struggling with these fears, I am finding that there is so much sin in me. And I am crushed by who I am and how I respond. There is…
Living by faith is not the life of a dreamer or an idealist. . . . It is the pursuit of the realist.
So, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother and then come and offer…
The last few weeks, God has been really impressing on me this verse. “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” This Sunday, my pastor talked about a man who was in…
Psalm 133: A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it iswhen brothers dwell in unity!It is like the precious oil on the head,running down on the beard,on the beard of Aaron,running down on the collar of…
“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!”I thought about titling this: Why Calvinists evangelize? For the word of the Lord is upright,and all his work is done in faithfulness.He loves righteousness and justice;the earth is full…
Jesus spoke the truth. He confronted sin. He would not compromise. He turned over tables in the temple. He spoke against the Pharisees. He confronted men and took action even though it made others angry. I think a lot of…
This may sound strange. But hope others see me as weak. Not in a pitiful sense, but in the sense that what ever strength is seen in me is credited to Christ, and not to me. If my words are…
Sometimes hearing the Lord, comes from wrestling with the Lord as Jacob did. We know that He is our only hope. He alone has the answer. And so, we wrestle with God, knowing we have no other place to go,…
