A church in hiding cannot love opponents of the gospel. A church embroiled in battle cannot either. Paul proclaims a third rail. Engage opponents with... Read More
Paul and Timothy’s lives were dramatically reordered by the gospel. Paul longs for Timothy to prepare the church for this kind of radical life of sa... Read More
No matter how grave your situation may feel or even be, in this passage God offers us the reminder of His providence–the gracious effecting of H... Read More
To laugh is “to make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometime... Read More
God promises, once again, that elderly Abraham and Sarah will give birth to a son. “That’s Impossible!” we might say. But we will see in this pa... Read More
What does it mean to be blessed? In the face of our own greed and the world’s temptation to define blessing by wealth and possessions, the theme of ... Read More
Where do Christians turn when we’re paralyzed by doubt? How do we help others struggling with doubt? In this text, we encounter an example of doubt ... Read More
