Feb 11, 2015 | 1 & 2 Corinthians, Christian Living, Culture
Our culture is especially competitive. At first glance, Paul’s message to the Corinthians seems to reinforce the competitive lifestyle that we have adopted here in the western world: Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives...
Dec 1, 2014 | Christian Living, The Bible
Colossians 1:3-8 reveals to us some interesting historical, spiritual, and even psychological insights into why the Colossians believed in Jesus. What was it that motivated them to turn in trust to the crucified and risen Jesus? I’ll answer that question in a...
Nov 24, 2014 | Christian Living, Culture
Some time ago I did a funeral and was saddened to realize that I was dealing with a family that had no tradition of Christian faith. The patriarch of this family had passed away in his early 60s, and his daughter wanted me to do his funeral. The family had no...
Feb 19, 2014 | Christian Living, Philippians, The Bible
Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5 that he was controlled by God’s love, shown for us through the faithfulness of the Messiah who loved us and gave himself for us: For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He...
Feb 3, 2014 | Christian Living, Romans, The Bible
You can’t really separate the love of God from the practice of love for other people. I’ll look at some of what the scriptures teach about love in this video, which was recorded at Kingsland Baptist Church on January 19, 2014. I’d love to hear your...
