Today, I’ve been spending some time in the Psalms, specifically Psalm 95. It’s a relatively short psalm with only 11 verses. In the Latin traditions, it’s often called the Venite, a word meaning “Come,” and used twice in the psalm as a...
Today, we celebrate Independence Day here in the States. The Red, White, and Blue waves over many households. Fireworks explode around us. For a moment, perhaps, we act as “one nation” and forget all that divides us. We can enjoy time with family and we...
If we’re not careful, life can get so busy that we don’t take the time to actually enjoy healthy, Christ-honoring relationships. We can become miniature “Marthas,” being too busy with serving that we miss the joys that come from true fellowship...
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The term atheist has been used rather diversely throughout church history. In the Roman Empire, the Romans actually accused the Christians of atheism! Their reasoning was simple: Christians didn’t believe in all of the other gods. Another group claims the title...
Epaphras, the faithful servant of God in Colossae, senses that he needs some help with the problems that he is facing in his church. Two thousand years later, pastors haven’t lost that overwhelming sensation. Today, we deal with Critical Race Theory, Gender...
