Imagination is the key

The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. | Deuteronomy 29:29 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his...

The freedom of a clear conscience

But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a...

Don’t just take my word for it

Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. | Hebrews 12:12-13 On Sunday, I preached on the issue of character. I made the claim that...

More than a thief

A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot. | Proverbs 14:30 On Sunday, we looked at Psalm 37, which calls us to trust in God against all odds. David was reminding us that God is bigger than our suffering, but also bigger than the fear of...

The need for mentors

Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good | Titus 2:2–4 As we opened up...