"Watch your life and doctrine closely"
From the blog this week: God’s Eternal Plan of Redemption Not Going to Hell “Jesus used the same word to describe both the eternality of heaven and hell (Matt. 25:46). The fact that hell is unending is a terror that surpasses all terrors. No end. No exit. No escape.” 10 Things You Should Know About…
Our sin has left us eternally separated from God. Mankind has been polluted, thus leaving us both unable and unwilling to please God and be restored to him. We can’t obey and we simply don’t want to. What hope do we have then? If our sin keeps us from believing and receiving the things of…
From the blog this week: Beautiful Sovereignty Help! I Keep Losing My Temper “Losing your temper is a lot like losing your car keys—you never choose to and it always seems to happen at the worst moments. For some “losing your temper” means yelling, swearing, pounding a fist on the table. For others, lost temper…
Do you not care that we are perishing? It was a bold, yet understandable question. It’s one we might be too afraid to ask God explicitly, but one we ponder in the depth of our heart. Jesus and the disciples were in the boat together when the great storm arose (Mark 4:35-41). The wind violently…
From the blog this week: The Pollution of Man The Call to Repentance and the Championing of Grace “To think that the message of grace and the call of repentance are opposed to one another is to miss the beautiful, grace-filled nature of what repentance actually is. The call to repent is one of the…
Since the fall of man, each person has been born with a sin nature. By the sin of Adam all men were made sinners (Romans 5:19). We were created to worship and serve God, yet that has been tainted and perverted. Instead of worshipping God we worship ourselves; instead of living for God’s glory, we…
A collection of links to encourage your growth in grace! From the blog this week: The Dearest Place on Earth Girl, Follow Jesus “In her latest book, Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals, Hollis…wants you to believe in yourself, to take great pride in your hard work and accomplishments,…
It seems we only hear about the church in the news during a new scandal or some moral failing. These are certainly problems that need to be addressed, but let us not forget there is much beauty within the body of Christ that doesn’t make headlines. The church is a unique institution set up by…
From the blog this week: Trusting When I Don’t Understand What You Should Know About the Born-Alice Abortion Survivors Protection Act It’s sad that we even need a bill like this. It’s even sadder that it didn’t pass. When Grumbling Meets Gossip “Knowing that the church in Philippi is encountering a time of trial that…
My son and I enjoy hunting together, and if we have a successful season we have enough meat to feed our family all year. On one occasion, we were walking back to the truck bundled up in camo on a cold night. He said something to me and I quickly snapped back at him. Later,…