The Lord is Not Slack
Will God’s promises come to pass in the time frame we expect?
Throughout church history each generation of believers expected the Lord to return in their generation. All the signs of the times looked just like the time when the Lord promised to return and so they watched and labored just as God called them to (Matthew 25:1-13). We too must look for the appearing of our... Continue Reading
Recognize Your Leadership Biases and Know How to Respond
5 brain biases and suggestions for responding to them.
The sunk cost bias appears when we’ve invested considerable time and effort into something that is not going well, but we simply can’t give it up. If we did, we’d feel like a failure. This often happens in churches when we keep a ministry alive when we need to kill it. Suggestion: What ministry or project... Continue Reading
How Do We Process the Scariest Passage in All of Scripture?
For the true Christian, the question is not "Am I Perfect?" (Christ's imputed Righteousness has already met that need), but "Do I know Jesus?" or better still, "Does Jesus know me?"
We don’t have to live in terror of the final day. We can be preparing for it. Because for those known by Jesus, the final day won’t be some huge disruption. It’ll simply be a heightened continuation of the relationship we already enjoy with him now, by faith. So let’s examine ourselves and ask not only... Continue Reading
How to Read More; Better
Reading books you are interested in will make you a better reader, develop more interests that you can read up on, and give you momentum for tackling bigger books.
We do not read to make ourselves feel good, or to be better than other members at church. We read because it’s good for our souls, and it serve our hearts delight. If you find yourself being discouraged because others read more than you, remember that people have different dispositions and preferences. Some people(me) are... Continue Reading
Not Heavenly Minded Enough to be of Most Earthly Use?
We need heavenly mindedness in order to have the right motivation and perspective on our earthly duties. We need a distinctly heavenly way of life.
All the saints should desire and endeavour after, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ should be glorified in them. But also that you would be glorified in Christ. Labour that Christ may be glorified in your lives, and you shall be glorified in Him. We should desire that Christ may have glory in... Continue Reading
Death Comes in Slow Drips
Every drop of sin wants to become a bottomless, overflowing cup of death in our hearts.
A few drops of lust today could add up to an affair next year. A couple of drops of envy tomorrow might add up to a severed friendship next month. A drop or two of ignoring your spouse today can lead to a nasty divorce when the kids graduate and head to college. Just as... Continue Reading
“Gender Queer” Author Suggests Book Is “Integral” For Kids
The author said the book’s frank accounts are "integral" to showing readers an experience growing up outside of cisgender and heterosexual norms.
After NBC News noted that the book was banned in Florida’s Brevard Public Schools, challenged by parents in New Jersey and removed from Wake County Public Libraries in North Carolina, NBC News vilified GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, saying they “piled onto the outrage last month” by asking for investigations as to... Continue Reading
What Happens to Your Soul When You Die?
Christians need not fear the outcome of death even if we experience trepidation regarding the process of dying.
John gives a glorious image of heaven, where God dwells among His people until the resurrection of our bodies at the end of the age. This is what heaven is—the redeemed dwelling in the presence of the Holy God, ascribing all praise and glory to our Creator and Redeemer. While the scene is wonderful, and in... Continue Reading
Greedy for Gain
This same prideful spirit that was in the previous governors of Jerusalem in Nehemiah’s time, was also prevalent in the time of the Apostle Paul, and is also present today.
There are actually people who think that the prize for being godly is money. The goal of declaring the gospel is gold. Christian leadership is a byproduct to their true heart’s desire: wealth and influence among those who are wealthy and influential. Such leaders “demand the food allowance of the governor” because they see themselves... Continue Reading
Are You A Child of Abraham?
Abraham was never to be the father of just one nation but many nations.
The point of Abraham as a father figure in Scripture is that he is a father of the faith and an example to us all of believing in the Lord Jesus Christ. So then we who believe in Christ are following in the path of that father in the faith and the very fulfillment of... Continue Reading
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