All of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. He gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are…
If we were to read it with a more accurate understanding of some of the idioms and metaphors… let us just say this would not get a PG rating. Solomon was channeling his inner DH Lawrence, not his inner Shakespeare.
Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” (Psalm 14:1)
What if it isn’t safe? Does that change our responsibility? Should that change our actions?
The fact we are usually quite rightly seen as something to be avoided rather than emulated says far more about the church than it does the world.
One of the biggest lies that it seems everybody believes:
“God is more concerned with who you are than what you do.”
What makes a Christian a Christian? The answer to this question might be a bit more complex than it seems.
What would a Nazirite vow look like for us today?
My primary purpose as a follower of Christ is prayer. There is nothing more important that I, or any of us, can do.
For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. (1 Peter 2:21) Read: Ezekiel 47:1 – 48:35, 1 Peter 2:11-3:7, Psalm 119:49-64, Proverbs 28:12-13 Relate: I admit I have a bias. I have uprooted my life and moved into the Middle…
THE RIVER WALK 