Law Shell; Gospel Content

Summer is nearly upon us. Many of us are done with school. Some have just a week to go. The weather is consistently warmer. The mosquitoes are buzzing. And with summer comes sunflower season—at least for me.

The Spirit of Adoption

“Trinity Sunday,” may sound doctrinaire, dusty, academic and too complex. But here in Romans 8:14-17, we learn that its practicality cannot be underestimated.

Receiving What God Gives How God Gives It

These profound words of Jesus were spoken on the day before he would suffer and die. They were spoken first to a group of men who had been with him for three years, who had grown to love him, who depended on him.

Living Martyrs

Take a look at Stephen, the Christian Church’s first martyr and learn what it means to be a living martyr even today.

Ascension Body Language

Our ascending Savior’s victorious body language in Luke 24 sets the tone for the Christian life.

He Still Raises the Dead

“It’s the little things in life.” Those words are part and parcel to many a quip or quote. And interestingly, people take it many ways.

He Still Opens Hearts

I’ll never forget sitting across from her trying to explain the gospel. Mary was the president of the condo association I had been doing grounds work for during my second year at Seminary. I had been praying…

He Shepherds His Flock

“It is better to be a lion for a day than a sheep for all your life.” That quote comes from Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian nurse most famous for promoting an alternative method of treating polio.

A Control Complex and The Freedom of Dependence

The antidote for a control complex is learning the blessed freedom of dependence, the freedom found in trusting God’s control.

He Gives You the Courage to Speak Your Peace!

I wonder what Festus did to deserve this? Of all the places in the Roman Empire to be made governor, this had to be the worst.