Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Martin Luther once wrote, “For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel.” Luther wrote this to emphasize the challenges and obstacles God’s people will face just because of who we are in Christ, and what we are trying to do– to advance … Read More
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Following up the article I wrote last week on the connection between character and competency, I revisited an article I read by Perry Noble on “The Five Core Values of a Church in Decline.” Noble advises us to avoid these declining church values and embrace positive growth instead: … Read More
“But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way… In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them [that is, Daniel and his companions] he found them ten times better than all the … Read More
Our brothers and sisters in Christ in Iraq and Syria are being slaughtered by the Islamic State (ISIS). Gruesome videos produced by ISIS are appearing on the internet showing beheadings and public displays of dismembered Christians. In many places Christians have been crucified by the ISIS. Some videos show Christians being forced on their knees … Read More
Today I write to commend three resources to you in support of the proposition that we will do well as followers of Jesus Christ not to fall into the trap of endless conversations about human sexuality and the Bible which end in accommodating culture over Biblical content. At the very best, such processes divert … Read More
