Aug 17, 2020 | Christian Living, Higher Education
“We walk by faith not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:7) is a Christian maxim that is more and more top of mind these days. At the very least, the saying means we don’t know or understand all that’s going on right now in our current circumstances, especially circumstances which...
Nov 2, 2017 | Christian Living, Family
It seems like summer just ended, but even here in southwest Texas – even if for only a few days – Fall is in the air. As November arrives with a few days of cooler weather, students — not to mention faculty and staff — are beginning to look toward the holidays....
Feb 2, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
Paul’s already told us which behaviors to put away in order to demonstrate that we live in the new order. But putting away a behavior is not sufficient; virtue consists of so much more than merely the absence of vice. Which behaviors ought we to put on in place...
Jan 28, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
It is wise and sober on the part of any Christian to know that we are not above sin. The devil “prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8) In Colossians 3:5 Paul lists five types of behavior which are no longer to be...
Jan 26, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible, Theology
The churches in Colossae struggled with false teachers who were leading them astray to sub-Christian forms of worship. These false teachers encouraged the Colossians to seek visionary experiences and to worship angels. Paul reminded his readers in Colossians 1 that...