Risking for Jesus

Think on these words by Doc. Darrell Bock, “The world fights and worries about territory, power, and turf control, while God feeds the ravens, clothes the lilies, and gives splendor to the grass. He longs for disciples whose identity is so secure in God that they graciously and generously pursue kingdom values, honoring him by

Divorce and Remarriage

For those who were not at our church service yesterday in place of a sermon we had a wedding ceremony of a couple that had previously been married, divorced, and yesterday were re-married after 5 years of being apart.  It was better than a sermon! We were watching a sermon! This is the GOSPEL lived out (i.e.,

Theology of Groaning

To the suffering,   I have this book called “Jesus Driven Ministry” by Ajith Fernando (a contemporary of Ravi Zacharias), in it the author says churches ought to develop a “Theology of Groaning.”  We evangelicals often focus on growth, worship, and the power of God, but we rarely focus on another side of the Christian

Christian Pharisees

Greetings in the LORD,   I recently read an article concerning a “non-essential” topic for Christians that we sometimes debate or even divide about – I won’t mention the topic because it really is something that should not be made to be as divisive as some people make it, but the main point from the