At a wedding in Cana, the Lord made 960 bottles of the finest wine. But why is this significant?
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The first chapter of John’s gospel begins in the far distant outreaches of eternity and ends with a delightful series of days, when real people meet Jesus for themselves. These meetings are intensely personal. You can’t help but get the sense that what Jesus was for these men, He will be for us as well.
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Desiring to be with Jesus Christ is the heartbeat of a healthy soul, the first step in the life of faith, and the foundational habit of fruitful ministers.
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A friend once wisely noted that the hardest part of evangelism is the first ten seconds. I tend to agree. The reason for this is that to share our faith, we have to get past ourselves
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When God came to us in Jesus, He brought the Godhead with Him. All the fullness of the Triune God, you understand, not just a part but the whole. This fullness was no stagnant pool of hermetically sealed perfection, He is available-- graciously available, fully available, abundantly available to all and to any who feel their need of Him.
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Without ceasing to be what He had always been, He became something He had never been before…
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At Christmastime this year, amidst all our gift giving, remember this: God loves a cheerful giver because He Himself is One.
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The Babe in Bethlehem’s manger, therefore, represents a wondrous victory of determined love. We didn’t want Him to come, but He came anyway.
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With simple, profound words, John begins his Christmas story…
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On the revolutionary gratitude of Job…
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More than who we are, manners and traditions remind us who we are meant to be. So mind your P’s and Q’s, young man. You are much more than just an animal!
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As David rides back again into Jerusalem, he has a number of difficult decisions to make, and time is not on his side. Some of his choices are clearly shrewd, and others are open to significant question. Spoiler alert: You might find yourself thinking less of David after reading this chapter.
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Words matter: They are the stuff of the heart. Hearts are the stuff of relationships, and relationships are the stuff of life. We should listen to our words, God does.
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This week marks the five-hundred and second anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Castle Church door in Wittenburg, Germany. Why do we get so excited about this event every year?
In this blog post we examine the whole concept of piety. What does it mean, and why does the concept get such a bad rap?
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What are some of God’s pet peeves?
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What is humility, and how can I be humble?
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Many Christians plague themselves with doubt because, in their mind, salvation hangs on something they must feel, believe, or do. This error is particularly pernicious because it is partly true…
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God is not our mother, but He loves us like one…
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How do prayer and God’s sovereignty connect? As one author put it, “If God already knows, why pray?”
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