Resting and Wrestling: Striving and Contending for the Faith
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to…
Marriage: What it looks like to “suffer long”
The meaning of long-suffering in I Corinthians 13:4 is that love is “long-tempered” or “long of mind or soul”. The Vines Expository Dictionary of the NT defines it as follows: “to be patient, longsuffering, to bear with,” lit., “to be…
Remembrance: A Gift of Grace in the Midst of Grief
I am currently looking out at a fresh white snow covering our front lawn. At the same time, I am feeling a new blanket of grief gently falling upon me as an anniversary arrives, reminding me anew of who is…
Before and After the Election: The Unchanging Promises of God
I am thankful for the freedom and hope that living in America brings. But far greater is the freedom and hope God provides through salvation. No matter what man accomplishes, God has a greater plan. He moves the heads of…
My Pandemic Dilemma
As a human, I hate hardship. I like to know what is going on and how to live in relative comfort and freedom. So, when this pandemic hit, I, like many others around the world, had to wrestle to understand…
Being in the world without the world being in us.
One of the greatest biblical tensions Christians face when they become new in Christ is how to be in this world but not conformed to it. While we live in this temporary place waiting for His return or our entrance…