Archives for October 2012

Thank you for your eagerness to care for one another. As I come alongside people in our church who are suffering, I regularly hear a common refrain of thankfulness for the ministry of this body of believers. You are doing well! So I write the following to encourage you to continue to abound in love: "Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you...

In four weeks, we will have completed our journey through the whole Bible. What wonders we have seen as we have beheld the glories of God and the triumphs of his grace! As we come toward the end of this series, I’ve been seeking God for how to best conclude this wonderful journey together. And it seemed to me that I needed to adjust my plans a bit. We’ve bee...

Does everyone need to hear the gospel? Really? Aren’t some people religious enough already? Meet Cornelius: At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God (Acts 10:1-2)....

This election season is a good time to remember that the Christian life is a paradox. Take, for example, the question of where our citizenship resides. The apostle Paul once warned that “no soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits” (2 Tim. 2:4), and he insisted that “our citizenship is in heaven” (Phil. 3:20)....