Empathy is the the feeling that you share in another person’s experiences, emotions, or feelings. During times of great loss or trouble, little is as comforting as an empathetic friend. When a young woman lost a child late in pregnancy, she was comforted by her mother who had also lost a child late in pregnancy. …
You are busy. Life is busy. Everyone is busy. In fact, you are too busy to not be disciplined. Think about the necessity of discipline in your everyday life. You are disciplined to go to bed at a certain time, to get up at a certain time, to shower, go to work, tend to your …
Words can be powerful. Consider these: “At the right time Christ died for the ungodly.” These words are pregnant with meaning. In these words we find, among many other things, the grace of God and his perfect wisdom, love, and understanding. Christ did not die without reason; he died for the ungodly. He died for …
The Galatian church had been infiltrated by Judaizers seeking to lead. The gospel that Paul had taught them, a gospel of free grace apart from works, was being threatened by the false gospel of works. In the context of a church divided by false doctrine, Paul pleaded passionately with the Galatians to cling to the …
Some politicians have gotten themselves into trouble in the past for using a crisis for political gain. Obviously we should not seek personal gain from the pain and hurt of others, but we should hope to grow from our own sufferings. Unfortunately, the crises and sufferings in our life get wasted often. Rather than being shaped by …
3 Reasons Pastors Should Reject Leadership Books— Well done by Eric Geiger. Pastors should read this today. When Commentaries Go On Sale–WTS Books has their Tyndale commentaries on sale. This is a great opportunity to stock up on very good commentaries. Tim Challies has a list of which among the Tyndale rank as top options. …
Some of the Bible’s teachings are hard to accept. In fact, some people find many of the Bible’s teachings to be unpalatable and even offensive. In our historical ignorance, we often beleive that these criticisms of God’s word are new. In fact, many who would seek to alter God’s word do so with the false …