In the past few days, I have been examining in detail the verb “to be saved” as...
Some managers baulk when Christian values are actually expected at work.
How can we live rich, full lives? How can we flourish at work and at home, at church and in the community? 2 Corinthians 8 answers these questions by drawing out implications of the Incarnation of...
The church of Jesus Christ began with a group of frightened men in a second-floor room in Jerusalem.
Every time I read Psalm 50, I am startled. In this psalm, God recognizes that the Israelites are properly offering the sacrifices...
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I love watching football highlights. I'm not supposed to admit that, I know. It's a bit of a betrayal to women everywhere who loathe this season for the temporary widowhood it imposes.This time...
As a pastor, I have often had people come to talk with me about finding God's will for their lives. Usually, they...
The problem of pain comes when times are hard. When we are passed over for promotion or lose a job, when we...
I love this passage. It’s one of my favorites in Scripture, and I’ll tell you why. First of all, I like how honest it is in its portrayal of Moses. Here is one...
In this passage, Paul offers a definitive statement of what it means to be a leader.
Where I live in the Texas Hill Country, hundreds of creeks meander through the oak-covered hills, canyons, and ranches. A few of...
In part two of her book A Million Little Ways: Uncover the Art You were Made to Live, Emily P. Freeman tells...
In Ephesians 2:9, after saying that salvation by grace through faith is "not by works," Paul adds, "so that no one can...
He turned the rock into a pool of water; yes, a spring of water flowed from solid rock. Psalm 114:8 Do you...
If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty.
When I was a teenager, the whole discussion of spiritual gifts was a lively and controversial one. Some people in my church...
As I look back upon my life, I consider how God has poured out his grace upon me. Since I became a Christian at a Billy Graham crusade when I was only six...
It's easy to imagine how Joseph, the spoiled child whom his father loved most of all, might have had dreams of his own greatness. And it isn't hard to see why, in his...
With occasional oases of hope, the first thirty-nine chapters of Isaiah are a desert of divine judgment. But then, beginning with Isaiah 40, the tone changes. Though the Lord is still a God of...
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