A Weary World Rejoices
Though weary, we rejoice, for Christ our Savior has come.
A quiet corner for a weeping heart is a safe place to be.
Read MoreDuring this inauguration week, and on behalf of our new president, I offer this important prayer.
Read MoreWe have so much still to learn, but we are making headway, and for this we give all glory and praise to the Head of our Church, Jesus Christ.
Read MoreWhat was displayed January 6, 2021, was a corrupt public theology of glory and power. Our lives must be shaped by a biblical theology of the cross.
Read MoreThough weary, we rejoice, for Christ our Savior has come.
The first emotion with which we associate Christmas is pure unadulterated joy. And yet . . .
The following is a personal letter I recently passed along to the hundreds of women and men among our older generations with New Hope Church. It gives a glimpse of a shepherd’s heart, the complexities of our day, and the gift which are our senior saints. Dear Friend, This isn’t your normal church letter. In fact, this note isn’t going […]
Recently, a friend of mine who is on the verge of getting married sent me a Facebook message and asked me a wonderful question: If you could give one piece (or more) of advice on a successful, Christ-centered marriage what would that be? Thank you for the help! It didn’t take but a minute or so for me to know […]
The geography was made for the moment. Caesarea Philippi, located 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee, was a place of unusual significance. No mere spot on the road, this city had been built up by Philip II, the son of Herod the Great. In honor of Caesar Augustus he called it Caesarea, and to distinguish it from another […]
We keep Sabbath not because it makes us more productive at work. We keep it to resist the idol of productivity.
We are more than what we produce.
Men fall in private long before they fall in public.
— J. C. Ryle
Theology 101: Discipleship is a command (2 Tim. 2:2). No one in ministry should die holding the baton.
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