Post Category: Life Together

As another year has reached its finale, let us rejoice in God’s delight in doing us good, and let us trust in Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday, and today, and forever! (Heb. 13:8). Thank you for your faithful support of the ministry of New Covenant Bible Church throughout this year. ...

They (Romans 5-8) are without doubt among the greatest and most glorious chapters of the whole New Testament. ...

Between purchasing presents and planning travel, enjoying holiday concerts and attending parties, it is all too easy for the bustle of Christmas to silence the sacredness and crowd out the quiet anticipation of the truths of this glorious season. ...

In France the fabric of family and nation is torn, and ten thousand human fibers are frayed with anger, and wet with grief. Millions more are woven in among the stricken strands, and taste the bitter salt of tears....

There is an older hymn that begins with the words, “Rescue the perishing, care for the dying…” My ...

Have you ever tried to understand the Reformation in England? I have thought about it and believe it’s a lot like the following experience: ...

We all have certain foods we especially enjoy. To go a month without them would leave us feeling malnourished. But there is a meal that satisfies us more than any other. That meal is the Lord’s Supper...

The chill of the late fall in Morocco ushered in the clementine and orange season. We ate them by the kilo! Everyone knew the harvest arrived as men pushed selling-carts down the streets yelling “leetchin” (oranges). From our front door it took a grand total of 3 steps to greet the activity. Besides, at roughly fifty cents a pound who could pass it up!...

I call Huldrych Zwingli (1484-1531) the forgotten Reformer because we hear little about him. Those who know of him do so most likely because of his disagreement with Luther’s view of the Lord’s Supper at Marburg in 1529....

We are often told (or tell ourselves) to “find our identity in Christ.” And rightly so, because living out of our new identity in Christ is the defining root of true sanctification. But it can also seem like a rather abstract concept....