I’m a stress eater. When things in life and ministry are crazy, when I feel like I’m losing control at work or at home, I eat. It makes me feel better. I makes me feel better because when I can’t exercise control in other...
Have you ever noticed that there is a pattern to the kinds of conditions and illnesses that Jesus heals in the New Testament? For example, on more than one occasion Jesus heals leprosy (Matt 8:1–4, Mark 1:40–45, and Luke 5:12–16), paralysis (Mark...
It’s really hard to be courteous to everyone always. Actually, it seems impossible. Not long ago I wrote a Saturday Sermon about a text in the New Testament that commands Christians to be courteous to all people (Titus 3:2). I wrote...
How do we get into the presence of God? Christian theology teaches that God is everywhere at once (omnipresent) and deeply involved in the outworking of events in history (immanence). At the same time, many people throughout history have sought...
Christianity is all about new beginnings. Consider these verses from the Bible as we prepare the head into the new year: • “Remember not the former things, not consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth...
Christianity Today (Caleb Lindgren) published this article September 28, 2106. Just wanted to share.
Here are some of the highlights:
Matthew 24:13 “But the one who endures until the end will be saved.” By the grace of God, I’ve never had too much trouble believing in Jesus as my Savior. Maybe it’s because I was introduced to the Gospel of Jesus at a young age, but believing in...
The Old Testament book of 1 Kings starts out with the a dying King David, and two parties fighting for succession rights to the throne of Israel. There is Adonijah’s party and Solomon’s party. Both parties believe their candidate should be king, and...
Our language and rhetoric reveal our burdens, passions, and priorities. Interestingly, the language in social media surrounding the election is quite passionate. When I hop on Facebook or Twitter, I see that people are infuriated, frustrated, angry...
Have you ever thought about the simple fact that people respond to Jesus very differently? There are those today who love him and willingly die for him, there are others who hate him and wish they never heard the name again, and then there are those...