How Can a Slave Have Hope? Daniel 7

How Can a Slave Have Hope? Daniel 7

Nov 10, 2014 | Christian Living, The Bible

Daniel was a prophet in exile.  He suffered with his captive people, who longed for a word from God.  They longed for God to fulfill His promises to them so that they might be released from their captivity. They longed to rebuild the temple and once again experience...
How Do You Know That God Loves You?

How Do You Know That God Loves You?

Nov 5, 2014 | Christian Living, Romans

For Paul, the word hope pointed to a confident, specific assurance about the future–the assurance that God will raise us from the dead and will create a new heaven and a new earth through Jesus Christ: For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not...
How to Grow Your Church

How to Grow Your Church

Nov 3, 2014 | Christian Living, Culture, Theology

I was once interim pastor of an inner city church that had, for various reasons, begun to decline in numbers.  As church attendance dropped, month after month and year after year, the remaining congregation began to face the possibility that its days might be...
There Is Hope. Here’s Why.

There Is Hope. Here’s Why.

Oct 29, 2014 | Christian Living, Romans

The sufferings of this present evil age bring to mind difficult questions. Are we really the people of God?  If He is Lord, if He is the ruler of this order, why do we still suffer? There are times when we do not feel like His people.  There are times when we do not...