Last week we began to study the crucial subject of Christian Liberty, but not from the perspective of what I can personally do or not do, but from the angle of what is most spiritually beneficial for my brothers and sisters in Christ. In Romans 14:1-12 we were commanded, “Don’t look down” on the “weaker” … [Read more…]

Too many among the unchurched in our culture accuse us of hypocrisy. They criticize us as spiritual snobs who deem ourselves as better than everybody else, that we persistently look down on others. Man, I hope they’re wrong. However, I’m more concerned about how we view each other, that is, within the Church. Do some … [Read more…]

I’m quite certain the Jews of the 1st century felt like God had long abandoned them. He had remained conspicuously silent for over 400 years. No doubt, some of His Chosen People had already concluded that He had thrown in His Mercy-towel on the nation because it had spiritually blown it time and time again over … [Read more…]

It’s Christmas Eve once again and many homes all over the world honor a long-standing family tradition. Maybe yours does? Some homes will recite some appropriate Christmas story with everyone gathered by the hearth to hear daddy read, “‘Twas the night before Christmas …” Other families may conduct a more elaborate tradition and actually act … [Read more…]

J. Hudson Taylor, the founder of the former China Inland Mission, now the Overseas Missionary Fellowship, was conversing with a young missionary who was prepping to begin his ministry in China. “Look at this,” Hudson invited, and with this he pounded his fist on the table between them. Usually, this would’ve been no big deal, … [Read more…]