Let Us Go to Bethlehem Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us. — Luke 2:15 It was a dark night… yet there was light! The Light of the world had come. Bethlehem almost missed it. No room. So…
The Incarnation Continues
[My] labor pains for you… will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives. — Galatians 4:19 NLT And so you’ve celebrated Christmas, the coming of Jesus to this world. And what a thing to celebrate! The entire pageant comes down to this: Jesus took on a genuine humanity. And of course, this…
The Eight-Pound Seminary Professor
The Eight-Pound Seminary Professor Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity. — 1 Timothy 5:1-2 No, my baby daughter didn’t teach me about predestination or transubstantiation, or about how…
You Can Have The Life You’ve Always Wanted
Success in any field requires work, practice, dedication, and the ability to learn from setbacks. When something is worth our effort, we throw ourselves into the task. What makes us think becoming spiritually mature is any different? The Apostle Paul used terms borrowed from the sporting world. “Work out your salvation,” “run to win,” “buffet…