Rick Holland has often said that books don't change lives, paragraphs do. I remember where I was the first time I read Ralph Venning's The Sinfullness of Sin. Sitting on my couch in my apartment, I …
Say What?
Scripture is often surprising. Even passages that I am extremely familiar with have a way of sneaking up and hitting me upside the head. Recently, as I was reading through Philippians, I experienced …
The Church’s Mission Statement
A mission statement is a brief statement of the purpose of an organization, religious or otherwise. Companies sometimes use their mission statement as an advertising slogan, but the intention of a …
Great is Thy Faithfulness, Lord unto… Thyself
In 1 Samuel 8, Israel makes a most wicked demand of Samuel: “Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations” (1Sam 8:5). …
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True Rest
On the eve of a family vacation, rest is on the forefront of my mind. So I have spent some time reading passages of Scripture on rest and have been attempting to think through how Christians should …
Tending to Your Soul
When my wife and I bought our first home this past year, it came with a spot tilled for gardening, so we thought to ourselves, "Why not have a garden this year?" We thought it would be a great …