Nov 9, 2015 | Christian Living, Family, Psalms
It’s oftentimes hard to get to church. I remember that when our 7 kids were small, Sue and often I found it difficult to get all those little shoes and socks matched up on Sunday mornings. It wasn’t always easy to get everyone in the car on time to leave for church....
Nov 2, 2015 | 1 & 2 Corinthians, Christian Living, Culture, Theology
Worship is a central, universal part of the human experience. From our hearts, we know that there is a God who should be worshiped. Pagan worship typically leads to license and debauchery. It’s no wonder that in most paganism sexual immorality is associated with the...
Jul 15, 2015 | Christian Living, Psalms
Psalm 110 presents us with a mystery in its very first verse: The Lord says to my Lord: Sit at My right hand… (Psalm 110:1) There are three characters in this Psalm, apart from the congregation that hears and repeats it. There’s the Psalmist, the LORD God, and an...
Jul 9, 2015 | Psalms, The Bible
Jesus’ mind was so completely immersed in the Psalms that they were His life—both His inner life and His historical life. The Psalms taught Him His mission, how His life was to play out. Of course, you can’t divide up the Old Testament as if one passage wasn’t...
Jul 6, 2015 | Christian Living, Church History, The Bible
Two questions plagued the minds of the earliest believers: “What does it mean to be a follower of Christ?” and “Should the Christian faith be proclaimed outside the borders of Judaism?” Jesus answered both questions at His Ascension: You shall be My witnesses both in...
