Have you ever noticed the missional dimension of the Mosaic Law? God is adamant about the Law of Moses because it is the testimony of the covenant people of God to a lost, confused, broken, corrupt, and decaying world. When the Law is lost, the...
According to John 1:1, Jesus is the Word. Any commentary on John 1:1 will point out that John, with his choice of wording, “In the beginning…” is making a connection with Genesis 1:1. John wants us to understand Jesus in light of the creation (among...
Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the...
I find that many Christians believe that after we die we spend eternity in heaven. This is not true. It is true, however, that when we die our spirits go to be with Jesus (Phil 1:23; Luke 23:43). However, many fail to understand that this is a sort...
I love Dallas Willard (sadly, Willard passed away May 2013). I estimate that Willard’s work stands among the classics of Christian thinkers of the millenium. Willard’s work has brought tremendous light and depth to my own thought-life, especially on...
One of the devotionals on my bookshelf that I frequent is A Year With C.S. Lewis. Those who know me well know that I love C.S. Lewis. I had a professor once who said, “All of my original thoughts are from C.S. Lewis.” I could have said...
Prayer is a funny thing. I’ve been spending more time in prayer than ever before. At the start of this renewed commitment to pray, I wanted to better understand what prayer was. To be honest, I knew in my heart that prayer was important, but I...
I love movies. Our entertainment options are very limited in Haiti. We only have a few restaurants (all of which we have been to dozens of times after 7 years in Haiti), no shopping malls to visit, no Barnes and Nobel book browsing, and definitely...
The genealogy of Jesus has always been intriguing to me. What an unusual way to start the final, and most climatic part of the great story of God’s salvation plan for the creation—a list of names. So what’s the importance of the genealogy of Jesus...
“Grace and peace to you,” is the Apostle Paul’s favorite blessing. We see this blessing time and time again at the start of almost each one of Paul’s letters found in the New Testament. How fitting this is in that this is really, in large part, what...