In Galatians 5:1 the Apostle Paul exhorts, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” He is reminding his readers that through the gospel they have freedom from the bondage that comes with their sin and rebellion. His challenge is for them to not […]
I came across this story yesterday and wanted to comment. In belgium a pair of deaf twins were euthanized because they were facing a life of blindness. Commenting on their death, their doctor said, “It was a relief to see the end of their suffering.” Every year thousands of people in Belgium choose euthanasia. Most […]
In my daily devotions this year I’m spending one month in each of the shorter epistles. For the month of January I am reading Paul’s letter to the church at Galatia. I want to periodically post something that I come across in my reading that challenges me or that I find interesting. This morning I […]
In my daily Bible reading this morning I came across the passage in Revelation 3 where Christ rebukes the church at Ephesus for abandoning their first love. This passage is a good reminder for all of us to remain focused on what makes us christians.
In 1 Peter 1:15-19 the Apostle Peter reminds his readers that they are to be holy because the one who called them is holy (vv. 15-16). Peter then predicates this command to be holy upon what Christ did for them on the cross. He says that they were purchased, not with perishable things such as […]
As I sit here on this thanksgiving day I can’t help but reflect on what God has taught me. The past year has been filled with extreme joy and extreme sadness. I’ve rejoiced and I’ve wept. I’ve cried with friends and celebrated with others. And I am thankful that through it all God has been […]
Here is a great article by Tony Reinke on why men struggle with reading. He provides four reasons for this struggle. They do not know where to begin. Because visual allurements are more appealing. Because they think it is a waste of time. Because they lack literary discipline.
The book of Ecclesiastes provides the reader with a difficult interpretive decision. What is the preacher of this sermon ultimately trying to communicate? In his book Knowing God, J. I. Packer provides two possibilities. First, the preacher could be an old man at the end of his life reflecting back and seeing that there was […]