Apr 29, 2013 | Christian Living, Philippians, The Bible
God wants you to experience his peace in the midst of this evil age, and there’s more to that than you might realize. When we think of God’s peace, we tend to imagine an inner experience, or a sense of quiet. The word can refer to those things, but it is primarily one...
Apr 24, 2013 | Christian Living
There is a certain discipline that people of maturity have practiced so that their senses and abilities are trained to discern good and evil. This discernment does not come naturally; it must be intentionally developed. Paul taught in his first letter to the church in...
Apr 22, 2013 | Christian Living, The Bible, Theology
I have to ask myself sometimes what grips me. What focuses my attention? What do I pay attention to? My answer may be a list of some good things. On the other hand, it’s entirely possible for each of us to be addicted to—or gripped by—things that we ought to...
Apr 17, 2013 | Christian Living, Church History, The Bible
Wilma Rudolph, A Girl with Polio Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940, the 20th of 22 children in her family. She was stricken with polio when she was very young. As you can imagine, she grew up in poverty and very challenging circumstances. Her family had a deep Christian...
Apr 8, 2013 | Christian Living, Family, The Bible
Scripture forbids homosexual behavior because it is the very antithesis of marriage. In Romans 1, Paul, with breathtaking speed, described homosexual experience as impure, dishonorable, degrading, and against nature. God, as an act of wrath, gave people over to those...
Apr 3, 2013 | Christian Living, Family
In the space of just one lifetime we have moved from a culture that celebrated marriage and children to a culture of divorce and cohabitation. We have moved from a commitment to family as a place of instruction, protection, and nurturing, to Hollywood’s ideal of a...
