Jonah disobeys God’s call because he objects to God’s intent to bless Israel’s adversaries, the nation of Assyria and its capital city...
Herod’s Disturbance (Click Here to Read) In this daily reflection from The High Calling, Mark Roberts writes about how, in contrast to Herod in Matthew 2, we can submit our daily life and...
Following the beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers that people who receive these blessings matter: You are...
The Great Commission is to “make disciples,” not merely to “win converts.”
The calling of Levi is another incident that occurs as Jesus is moving (Mark 2:13-14). The passage stresses the public nature of...
The story of the woman at the well (John 4:1-40) has as much direct discussion of human labor as any story in...
The book of Acts begins with a post-resurrection interaction between Jesus and his disciples. Jesus teaches his disciples about “the kingdom of...
When resources are properly deployed in the life of the Christian community—as they are after the selection of the table servers in...
Acts 13:1-3 introduces us to a set of practices in the church at Antioch. This community is remarkable both for its ethnic...
Despite Paul’s utter conviction that he is in the right about both his beliefs and his conduct, he shows respect for everyone he encounters. This is so disarming, especially to those who are...
A number of years ago Alistair conducted an extensive survey of Christians related to their daily work. One of the questions he...
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