On Easter Sunday I will preach from 1 Corinthians chapter 15. This chapter has come to be known as the “resurrection chapter” over the years, and for good reason. In this chapter the apostle Paul takes us through the reality of Christ’s resurrection, the related reality...
For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of...
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. -Psalm 29:2 We were created to be worshipers of the Most High God. I try to always make a distinction between worship as a way of life and what we do when we gather here each Sunday. We are to offer...
I have spent the past 20 years of my life working with teenagers, and I confess to you that I am often the first to tell them how much harder I had it than they did. For instance, I had to go out and rent movies, hoping it was actually in stock, and then had to rewind the tape before returning...
And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. – 1 John 2:28 This coming Sunday I will challenge you from the text above to live life with the expectation that Jesus is returning, and I will ask...
Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world...
This past week the largest Protestant denomination in the United States met to consider how it will address the issue of human sexuality as it relates to both Scripture and the LGBT community. In a close vote, the United Methodist Church determined to hold to a biblical understanding of...
You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. -2 Timothy 2:1-2 The passage above is a critical text...
Of making many books there is no end… -Ecclesiastes 12:12 The passage above speaks a truth that grows ever more obvious each year in America. There are a huge number of books being written and published in this country, and we are just a part of the overall production in this big...
A few weeks ago, Rachel and I traveled to Cameroon, Africa to visit multiple people groups who do not yet have Scripture in their language. This trip, which our sending agency calls a “Vision Trip,” was one step in our journey to work in Bible translation and literacy among an...
