Christians often talk about serving the Lord. And while it’s true that the Bible calls his people to serve him with all their hearts, it’s a mistake to think that what this means is that God needs us to meet his needs. So, in what sense is it appropriate to talk about...
Have you ever felt consumed by the challenges of life, or that the odds were stacked against you? You are not alone. However,in the middle of a book of the Bible in which the writer laments the hardship of crushing challenges and the weight of God's just judgment,...
When Jesus tells his disciples to take him in a boat across the Sea of Galilee, and when a massive storm blows up that threatens to sink them, and when Jesus falls asleep in the back of the boat and doesn't wake up, his disciples ask if he doesn't care that...
Music has a power which logic and rationality do not – the power to tap into the human emotional experience. This experience is no less spiritual than understanding and reflecting on the truth of the gospel intellectually, merely different. Music evokes memories...
Paul's relationship with the Corinthian church had been tense – his apostolic authority had been challenged and denied – but Paul did not give up hope in either his ministry or in their faith: since Jesus died and rose from the dead all those who...
