In the past few days, I have been examining in detail the verb “to be saved” as...
Emily Freeman of Chatting at the Sky writes, "Could it be possible that your limits--those things you curse and hate and wish...
Last week, we began focusing on Ephesians 2:8, using the question: What does it mean to be...
Florence Chadwick was the first woman to swim the English Channel . . . in both directions. Now she would swim from Catalina Island to the California Coast. ...
Psalm 33 begins by inviting those who are godly (or righteous) to sing joyful praises to God (v. 1). They are to...
In yesterday's reflection, we began to consider the meaning of the phrase "For it is by grace you have been saved." We...
This morning, I thought about my college days. Before the Christmas and summer breaks, I drove eight hours from my dorm to my childhood home--alone, without a cellphone. My heart skips a beat when...
Ephesians 2:8 proclaims great news: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith." Actually, it would be more accurate...
There are temples all over this place.
“You did not make tenure,” said my supervisor.
Paul observed surroundings, listened, and tailored his message to their language. What he did not do is water down the gospel message. In his marketplace ministry, Paul stuck to the simple truth of...
What are the most important words you have ever heard? When I think back over my life, I remember words such as...
Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! ...
Some days the glass is empty. Some days the glass gets knocked over and spills onto your lap, on your best pair of pants, when you can’t get home to change. Life is...
A friend of mine was dissatisfied with his job and the company he worked for. He felt mistreated, underused . . . and his anger simmered. But that was years ago. Today my...
A month and a half ago, the season of Lent began on Ash Wednesday. Then, we were reminded, in the words of...
As I write this reflection, I’m sitting by my Christmas tree, with instrumental carols playing softly in the background.
This article, An Artist in the Dark, originally appeared in Comment magazine, the opinion journal of CARDUS: www.cardus.ca/comment. Our thanks for this...
If you are reading this, you are not dead. You have not experienced firsthand the process of dying. If you have witnessed death, you have seen it—no matter how close to it you...
Handel did not write the Messiah as a piece of Christmas music. In fact, the first performance of the Messiah occurred, not...
