How Activism/Activity motivate us

But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in...

Activism and Activity

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who,...

Learning to Taste

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! | Psalm 34.8   When I was little I hated mushrooms. I would pick them off of pizza and out of beef stroganoff. They were slimy and tasted like dirt. As I grew up, they began to bug me...

Is Nothing Sacred?

God’s Word is the means by which He speaks to us, and offers us grace through revelation. In order for us to receive the value of Scripture, we first have to believe that it is valuable. Not just valuable, but we have to trust that the Bible is truly...

6 Resolutions for 2016

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good...

Free to be Slaves

But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of...