"Watch your life and doctrine closely"
From the blog this week: The Incarnation How LGBT Pride Month Became a Religious Holiday “We seem more concerned with losing the volunteer for the Sunday-morning nursery or the regular tithe in the offering plate than we do with the souls of those in open and unrepentant rebellion against God. We also seem more worried…
From the blog this week: Fear or Boldness: How Should I Approach God? 10 Things to Know About What the Bible Teaches on God and Human Government Helpful reminder. Love is Not Heavy-Handed “When Jesus tells how to restore relationships, he has laid a table of tenderness. He has established a context of gentleness. He…
From the blog this week: Memorize Psalm 1 With Me Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Opportunity “But while work may not be exciting and may not be particularly fulfilling, I’ve been struck recently by how much our joy can be improved or eroded by people who work very ordinary jobs. In fact, I’d go so far as…
From the blog this week: Our Plans and God’s Will Longer Than “I stare out my rain-spattered window and think about how hard it is to love someone sometimes, to hit all the right notes at all the right moments. How easy it is to miss the mark, again and again, with those we love…
From the blog this week: Can a Believer Be Blotted Out of the Book of Life? Exercise for More of God: 5 Reasons to Train Your Body “The world tells us exercise is primarily a tool for our vanity and for living longer. Here are five reasons to pursue a regular exercise plan — not…
From the blog this week: Pruned by the Master Gardener Were the First Christians Socialists? “Despite the initial plausibility of a socialist reading of Acts, there are at least two realities that make the sharing in the early church different from socialism and especially communism.” How Do I Evangelize Someone Who Says That They Don’t…
From the blog this week: The Covenant of Grace in the New Testament When Discouragement Rolls In “Discouragement rolls in like that sometimes. You can’t really account for it when life has been sweet and good and who can remember such a beautiful season? But you wake up one morning to the rumblings of a…
From the blog this week: What Might Church Discipline Look Like? A Personal Testimony What Christians Should Know About the Equality Act “The bill represents the most invasive threat to religious liberty ever proposed in America. Given that it touches areas of education, public accommodation, employment, and federal funding, were it to pass, its sweeping…
From the blog this week: Weeping, Longing, and Resurrection. The Bombs on Easter Sunday: 5 Ways to Pray for Sri Lanka “A young man from our sports ministry lost one of his legs in the Colombo explosion. A neighbor couple of ours and their daughter died, and their young son is in the hospital. As…
From the blog this week: Loving Our Neighbor Through Church Discipline When Will the Rapture Happen? A helpful video that argues that the rapture will take place after the tribulation. How Can I Explain the Gospel? “For years, even decades, I was scared to share the gospel. I learned the Four Spiritual Laws, the ABCs…