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Study Scripture Circularly and Not Linearly When most people read the Bible, they do so linearly. They read a passage and form their understanding of what it means. They set this determination in their minds. They may even apply it to their lives. But this is not the best way of how to read the […]
Moving Toward Good Friday and Easter This week, many in the Christian community will observe Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the season known as Lent, a solemn journey towards Easter. For some followers of Jesus, Ash Wednesday is little more than a notation on their calendar, whereas, for others, it is a meaningful spiritual […]
Seek Someone to Inform Your Life and Actions One time when meeting with a young man, he admitted to me his struggle to know what it was to be masculine in a God-honoring way. “I just want a good male role model,” he lamented. I immediately knew two things from his complaint. First, he didn’t […]
The Example of two Hebrew Midwives Shiphrah and Puah are two Hebrew midwives. They live toward the end of the Israelites’ enslavement in Egypt. The Pharaoh of Egypt, fearing their slaves’ mounting numbers, tells Shiphrah and Puah to kill all the baby Israelite boys as they are being born. This is worse than, in effect, […]
We Honor God When We Take Care of His Temple In the post “Take Care of God’s Temple,” we talked about honoring God with our bodies because the Holy Spirit lives in us. But there is more to this idea of our bodies being God’s temple. Collectively the church is God’s temple too. That is, […]
We Must Honor God with Our Bodies Paul tells us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). This confirms that the Holy Spirit lives in each one of us. It’s a joint cohabitation, a partnership with the Holy Spirit—with God. We are God’s temple. In this way, we don’t belong […]
Saying Happy Valentine’s Day to God is a great way to spend this Sunday When I read the New Testament I see a God of love. God sends Jesus to earth out of his love for us. Jesus dies for us because he loves us. In fact the only reason we even know what love […]
Consider the Role of Women in Today’s Church I’m a proponent of women in ministry. In this regard, I’m a feminist—at least from a historical perspective and as the dictionary defines feminism. I’ve even posited that Jesus may have been the first feminist. I’m also aware that not everyone agrees that women can be in […]
May Our Sunday Morning Practices Point Us to God I’ve been hearing of people opting for traditional churches with more formal, liturgical services. They desire to move away from the seeker sensitive services they grew up with. They don’t want to go to a performance every Sunday. They want to worship God in a reserved, […]
Embrace the Absolute Truth Found in the Bible The idea of truth is under attack today. Many reject the notion of truth. They dismiss Jesus’s teaching that the truth will set you free (John 8:32). Instead, they insist there’s no such thing as absolute truth. They assert that truth is a personal decision, with each […]