Month: June 2016

How Should Christians View the Law?

Galatians and Colossians show us that questions about the relationship of law and grace were present in the very beginnings of the Christian church. My buddy, Chris Hefner, has written about this issue today and I would encourage you to read his entire article that addresses a Christian’s response to the Law. Here’s an excerpt: …

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God’s Provision

Romans 11:5-10. God has given his grace so that his promises could and would be fulfilled. God’s promises will be fulfilled, not because of the ability of people but because of the good grace of God.

Train Your Church to Evangelize

Ed Stetzer broke the news to Southern Baptists recently that the Southern Baptist Convention is contracting faster than the United Methodist Church. Baptisms have fallen in 8 of the last 10 years. Membership is down, average weekly attendance is down, and the SBC is spiraling faster and faster away from the Great Commission activity that …

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How To Start Leading Your Family in Worship

Family devotions matter. I know of few Christians who do not believe in the importance of family devotions (or worship), but I also know of few who consistently practice family worship times. In my own family, we often struggle with consistency and when the pace of life quickens, the struggle only intensifies. I was recently …

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Get To Work

Romans 10:14-21. All who call on the name of the Lord will be saved, but they cannot call on him of whom they have not heard. We must obey the command of Christ and work to fulfill the Great Commission. Will you go?

Book Review: Ordinary

Unfortunately, I am way behind on my reading goals for this year. Some of that can be attributed to finally finishing my Ph. D. Some of it to the busyness of our family as we have grown from 2 to 4 kids. Some of it is also due to some laziness on my part. Nevertheless, when …

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