The Power of David’s Example David models bold action and his nephew learns from it Most people are familiar with the story of David and Goliath in the Bible. It tells of the young boy David, armed only with godly confidence and a sling...
Is Spiritual Truth More Important Than Christian Unity? Arguing over what is true has divided Jesus’s church for centuries I’m a huge advocate of Christian unity, that as Jesus’s followers we should all get along and live in harmony...
As Followers of Jesus We Need to Live in Harmony The last thing Jesus does before his arrest and execution is to pray. The last part of his prayer is for the unity of his future followers (John 17:20-26). Yet two thousand years later, we still...
The Downside of the Protestant Reformation For all its good, the Protestant Reformation also spawned a wave of disunity that continues to this day Two weeks ago was Reformation Day, October 31, which celebrates the Protestant Reformation. I love...
Why Do You Fast? Some things are more important than religious practices, and we need to focus on what matters most I plan to fast one day a week. While I’m not as consistent as I would like, I follow through more often than I miss. Fasting is a...
What is Your Spiritual Litmus Test? Most Christians carry unexamined criteria that others must agree with before they’re accepted I was once interviewed for a volunteer position at my church. The pair of interviewers cranked through a series of...
Do You Know You Are a Priest? As followers of Jesus we become his priests; it’s time to start acting like it Aside from sharing my first name, I like Peter in the Bible. His concise writing packs a lot of practical teaching into his two short...
When and Where is the Kingdom of God? Should we consider the kingdom of God as our future in heaven or as our present reality on earth? The Bible often talks about the Kingdom of God, sixty-eight times in all (in the NIV). Five biblical authors –...
When Given a Faith Ultimatum is Martyrdom Required? Elisha seems to allow an alternative to taking a life-threatening stand for God I love the story of Naaman in the Bible. He commands the enemy army, conducts raids into Israel, and even has a...
Is Being a Christian a Present Reality or a Future Hope? Our perspective on what it means to follow Jesus shapes how we think and act I’ve met people so fixated on heaven that they squander their time here on earth. Not only do they miss the...
