The Bible is full of commands. The first five books of the Bible (the Torah) are known for having 613 commands. That’s a lot of commands! The most famous of the Bible’s commands are probably the Ten Commandments (Ex. 20:1–17). Most...
To state the obvious, raising kids is not easy. It requires more patience than I can ever muster. It also requires unending diligence and long suffering. Even the smallest bit of neglect in childrearing has consequences. It’s a complete...
Forgiveness (and forgivingness) is at the heart of the gospel. We can only truly love when we accept forgiveness. Forgiveness releases in us the capacity to be free from condemnation to be given over the reckless love. All throughout the gospel...
I had an interesting discipleship opportunity that came up yesterday here at EBS in Haiti. To make a long story short (by the way, discipleship opportunities often time come out of complex circumstances), there was a miscommunication between...
“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...
Isaiah 6:1-8 is one of my favorite passages of scripture. As a missionary having attended many missions conferences, I have heard countless messages centering on the famous verse, “here I am, Lord, send me” (6:8). The takeaway of the message usually...
“…for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work…” Hebrews 4:10 It seems counter-intuitive to think of the holy life as one of rest. Most often we associate spiritual discipline and long-suffering with the way of the holy life...