The Church & Victims of Depression
The phone rang at 2am again. I knew who it was before answering. In recent weeks, Anita (not her real name) often called in the…
Communion Is a Family Affair
Do you remember the first time you took communion? I remember pretending to close my eyes and secretly watching everyone around me. I had no…
What Is Hatred For?
In C. S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy, there is a section where Ransom fights the Devil himself. There, in what is almost a throwaway line, we…
God Renews His People with the Word (Nehemiah 8)
So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first…
When God Crushes Your Dreams … and Why It’s Good. (Lessons from Babel)
As humans, we all have dreams and aspirations. We want to build, create, and achieve great things. It’s natural to desire success, recognition, and a…
Iron Sharpening Iron
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The Availability of Revival
Do we see revival taking place today? Before you consider answering such a question, it is important to begin your examination with YOU. On the…
Holiness = Doing Justice
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War in Ukraine: A Year of Abiding Grace
5:00 a.m. I awoke abruptly to my phone ringing in my apartment in Budapest, Hungary. It was February 24, 2022. “They’re bombing Kyiv. We’re at…
Gossip & The Gospel
I recently talked with a good friend and the conversation turned to (among many things) the topic of gossip. It went something like this: Person…