When the Apostle Paul arrived in Corinth, the Lord Jesus appeared to him in a night vision and said:
Acts 18:9-10. Do not be afraid any longer but go on speaking and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many ...
New Books to Help You Mentor Others: Introducing the Discipleship Series
Jesus’s last words before leaving in the Gospel of Matthew were for his followers to make disciples of all nations (Mat 28:19). Would you say this commandment still stands today? Do you think this applies to you personally? Would you like to make disciples for Christ?
If ...
When talking about strength it means to be tough, showing power to resist or to endure. Relying on God’s strength biblically means to rely on divine power rather than human ability.
Our strength is limited physically and mentally. I can no longer do many things that I ...
Disagreeing Without Disintegrating: What Acts can teach us about the common conflicts of church life
Western culture is devoid of healthy conflict. In our movies, action heroes fight the bad guys to the death. In online discussion, we sling slurs: “Nazi!” “Fascist!” “Libtard!”, but in person, we frequently just go along to get along, telling ourselves that we don’t want to ...
When a large crowd came to Jesus, he spoke to them in a parable we now commonly call the Sower and the Seed that captures the four responses people have when hearing the Word of God: 1) they hear then the devil comes and immediately takes away the Word from their heart so ...
My cell phone tells me every so often that I am a candidate for falling. Evidently, the phone does not feel secure in my pocket. As I age, I look more and more carefully at my path ahead. I can be mad at myself or the universe that I am not as nimble of foot as in my youth, ...
“Remember” is an important word for our well-being. Remembering is necessary for us to live successfully each day. What if we didn’t remember to eat or sleep? Maybe not remember to go to work, or that we have children to get off to school? As one ages, one can forget who ...
The Abolitionist Jesus: Lessons from the Road to Emmaus, Part 2
In this three-part series, we walk with two of Jesus’s followers who had such strong preconceived notions about the Messiah that they failed to recognize the resurrected Christ when he was staring them in the face. In part 1 of our series, Jesus approached two disciples of ...
Are you confident, assertive, and capable? Are you generally uncomfortable with working on a team? Are your heroes rugged
individualists who took life by the horns and bent the world to their will? Are you determined, decisive, and direct? If so, then you may just be a ...
We often think of the gospel (evangelion) or “good news” as a spiritual message about Jesus’ death and resurrection, but for Jesus’ original audience, the gospel was political; it was about allegiance to a political ruler. In fact, Roman citizens were familiar with the political nature of the gospel long before Jesus’ ministry began.
The September/October Glad tidings has the first article on this subject wherein was stated the toxic effects of Hellenism upon Christianity. After the death of the original apostles in the latter part of the first century and the centuries following, the “church fathers,” ...
The second and third chapters of Revelation record Jesus’ communication to seven of the churches in Asia. This article is the fifth in a series of seven reviewing these chapters. Although Jesus spoke specifically to each church, his message is of great significance to all ...
