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The Near Neighbor
Archival Post
In our modern age, people rarely live close to their biological family. Increasingly, we grow up and ship out, returning to our hometowns only here and there, if at all. This is why the new humanity, the family of God, the body of Christ is so important these days.
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Resist The Complexors
Archival Post
Humankind is good at many things. One of them is adding complexity to nearly everything. This can be good in many areas: we've got mouths to feed, after all. But one major area to war against complexity is our relationship with Jesus Christ.
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When the Bees of Discouragement Swarm
Archival Post & Podcast
Have the doubts and discouragements of life ever felt as if they were swarming around your head like a swarm of bees? Have you ever felt as though you couldn’t shake thoughts you knew to be from the pit, rather than from the cross?
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How To Combat Mission Fatigue
Archival Post & Podcast
A point comes in any church's life where atrophy sets in. The passion and joy and labor begin to dry up as people begin to grow discouraged in the mission. Soon, the fight, and what they were fighting for in the first place, is forgotten. Life -- it's busy, after all -- swallows up fruitfulness. The church becomes an afterthought. The mission is replaced with routine. (5 Minutes/1000 Words)
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Faith Sees Greater Realities
Archival Post
When God looks at His people, He often sees things we cannot see in ourselves. Through a lens of grace, God knows His children.
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We Need The Spirit's Power
Archival Post
Jesus, man, sometimes he drops some wild stuff. The Spirit had come upon some of the Old Testament saints. They did some great things for God. David killed the giant. The prophets prophesied. Esther did her thing. But when God's Spirit came upon those Old Testament heroes, it was temporary and rare. He did not stay in them or upon them, nor did he empower all of them.
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Let Jesus Build Your Faith
Archival Post
Jairus was desperate. His little girl, only twelve years old, lay sick at the point of death. He heard Jesus had arrived on his shore, so he pushed through the inevitable crowds and begged Jesus to come. His daughter needed Jesus' touch. (2 Minutes/400 Words)
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A New Father
Archival Post & Podcast
King David was not King Hezekiah’s dad, not even close. Though they were related, Hezekiah was over a dozen generations removed from David, hundreds of years separated the men and their reigns over God’s people. But David’s blood flowed in Hezekiah’s veins, and when his father, Ahaz, proved to be a wicked king, Hezekiah distanced himself. When Ahaz died, Hezekiah “did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.” (2 Minutes/400 Words)
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The Lie of Pleasure
Archival Post
God is the only being worthy of worship. In fact, it is only right for God to seek glory for Himself. It is wrong for humanity to seek glory, but it is only right for God to receive it. You could say it is the love of God for humanity that would seek glory from man. But why is this? (3 Minutes / 600 Words)
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Paul, The Parent Who Served His Children
Archival Post
Modern parents can learn much about their role by learning how the apostles led the early church. They considered their role a parental one, for they were spiritual fathers caring for a new generation of baby Christians, raising them to full maturity. Paul felt that fatherly role toward the church in Corinth. (3 Minutes/500 Words)
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