A God Big Enough
Are we going to choose the answer of God or gods? The difficulty with gods instead of God is that limited gods are not big enough. To have an adequate answer of a personal beginning, we nee... Continue Reading...
The Bible’s Sweeping Story
Many Christians know key doctrines or various texts within the Bible, but they often miss the sweep of the Bible’s big story and how it connects to Christ. The Bible tells the tru... Continue Reading...
In Matthew 22, when someone asked Jesus Christ, almighty God incarnate, what is the most important command in the entire Old Testament, he didn't hesitate in his answer. Recalling Deuteronomy 6:5 Jesus replies... Continue Reading...
John Stott is well known as an evangelist, preacher and writer, and a major influence of contemporary evangelicalism. But he was also a passionate bird-watcher. As a child, he collected butterflies. But, in th... Continue Reading...
A Daily Staple
Right now I have one breakfast food: oatmeal and almond butter. This is pretty much what I eat every morning—or at least, every morning where I have time between waking up and making the two-... Continue Reading...
Q: What does it mean to be sanctified?
A: To be sanctified is to have your faith simplified, clarified, and deepened. You need God. You know God. You love God. You see life, God, yourself, others more truly... Continue Reading...
Many people are afraid that when they die they're going to be immersed in darkness. After all, when you close your eyes, it's dark. And when we see a person who is dead, his or her eyes are closed. So it's eas... Continue Reading...
Why Meet in Person?
Over the past few months, most churches have stopped meeting in person. A global pandemic, government regulations, and a desire to serve each other and society have kept us from gatherin... Continue Reading...
Many people claim various places are sacred. In a recent family trip out west, we visited the sacred grounds of the Black Hills. Several years before we visited our nation's military cemetery, Arlington Nation... Continue Reading...
It is a hallmark and non-negotiable conviction of evangelical Christianity to ascribe to a high view of the Bible as the word of God. Since the Protestant Reformation, we have maintained a doctrine of Scriptur... Continue Reading...