A Faith Alive
November 14, 2020
James 2 is a descriptive passage, not a prescriptive one, which highlights hypocrisy amongst the highfalutin, but I cannot help but weep at the state of much of American Christendom. … More A Faith Alive
When Reality and Expectation Collide
November 2, 2020
Why is “keeping up with the Joneses” a thing, when we all know that keeping up with the Joneses is a thing and that it shouldn’t be a thing? … More When Reality and Expectation Collide
Understanding Lament
October 28, 2020
As much as we mourn the life we don’t have, can’t have, our God weeps over the loss as well. … More Understanding Lament
The Scariest Word in the English Language
October 23, 2020
“Christianity is all about change. At the very root of the Gospel is a change from our being spiritually born dead to being born again by the Holy Spirit.” … More The Scariest Word in the English Language
The Impossible Made Real
September 11, 2020
by Bob Allen: When was the last time you meditated on your ears? Seriously, have you thought about how miraculous they are? Once upon a time, my wife and I lived in an apartment with a railroad track some 100’ from our backdoor. We didn’t think much of it when we moved in, and then … More The Impossible Made Real
Prayer Is the Pathway to Hope
August 31, 2020
Without Jesus, there is only hopeless sorrow. With Jesus, humanity has hope. With Jesus, illness and death lose their sting and become a door to eternity with the Lord. … More Prayer Is the Pathway to Hope
Shattered at the Cross
August 26, 2020
Dripping with the poison of my sin, twisted from beauty to monstrosity, sunken into the sweat-stained, anguished brow weeping with blood, the crown of thorns pierces, maims, adorns, exalts my Lord. … More Shattered at the Cross
Trusting God in Strange Days
August 3, 2020
by Paul List: Times are strange. A variety of changes we’ve never imagined, at least never before in my generation, comes at us quickly. The starts and stops recently have prohibited any semblance of a regular pattern in life. Summer is usually predictable: camp, vacation, family outings, pool visits and a variety of gatherings to … More Trusting God in Strange Days
