While many more things could be said to explain Peter’s prominence among Christ’s Apostles, these 5 points compel us to focus on a common theme: the redemption and transformation that comes by faith in the risen Lord Jesus Christ despite our own weakness.   The Apostle Peter is the only other Apostle who can be... Continue Reading

Human wisdom—the wisdom of the world—and the wisdom of God through the knowledge of Christ are mutually exclusive. So, the source of a believer’s wisdom must be God alone, through the knowledge of Christ, by the means of God’s Word.   In continuing the Wednesday night lessons on prayer for our ladies, we studied examples... Continue Reading

Our rhythms across seasons of life—and seasons in sport—should clearly communicate to our children: We belong to Christ, and belonging to Christ means belonging to his people. The end goal isn’t just attendance in a building. It’s faithfulness to God and his people.   Eric Liddell toed the starting line at the 1924 Olympics as... Continue Reading

The process of grieving is not a sprint; it’s more like a marathon, with plenty of hills, and the need to drink a lot of water along the way. But it does get better in time.   On March 13, I lost a dear friend in John Perkins; on March 19, I lost a very... Continue Reading

Moments like this do more than stir debate. They reveal what we love, what we fear, and what we trust. If the reaction to a clear testimony of repentance and faith is scorn, then the issue is not merely cultural drift or poor judgment. It is that we do not believe the gospel as much... Continue Reading

What will you see, and feel, when you look into the fire of His eyes? What a fearsome wonder that will be. What a horror for an unshielded sinner. And what a purifying, exhilarating, unnerving, satisfying thrill for those who love Him, worship Him, and know themselves rescued by Him.   I turned to see... Continue Reading

Just because God is faithful to bring about good outcomes from evil actions, that doesn’t mean our evil desires and sinful actions are somehow justified. Sin is sin no matter what may result from it. All sin is treason against the sovereign Lord of the universe and worthy of death.   Read: Romans 3:1-8 Devotion There... Continue Reading

Perspective is not pretending life is easy. It is remembering God is good even when life is hard. It is choosing to believe that God’s character is more reliable than our emotions and that His promises are more trustworthy than our perceptions.   Introduction: When Circumstances Try to Define You One of the greatest struggles... Continue Reading

As the pastor, or any person for that matter, you need to be in constant prayer to ask Christ to give you boldness and confidence to ignore inane or baseless complaints on the one hand, and to have humility to accept valid criticism with grace and charity on the other. Pray therefore, that Christ would... Continue Reading

We can follow biblical rules of confrontation primarily with fellow Christians, as we share the same common ground. We can also strive to apply them in principle with non-Christians when we have offended someone or when someone has offended us.   Jesus gives a couple of rules to follow when trouble happens in our personal... Continue Reading