If we were enjoying a cup of coffee and talking about 2019 “hopes and dreams,” it’s likely you would include something like “growing my prayer life”—abiding with Jesus, interceding for others, seeing God’s hand move! Through the years, I’ve met …
When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” – Luke 2:15, NLT I read recently that close …
As we step into a new year, it’s fun to look back on the year that just concluded to see what topics we found the most interesting. We posted over 100 articles in 2018 and we thank you for being …
Here’s how one family uses Christmas traditions to keep Christ the focal point of holiday celebrations. Musty pine smell, glittering balls, and smooth, softly faded creche figures: Christmas packed in an old yellow trunk at the back of the children’s …
Looking down the centuries to the coming of Jesus Christ, Isaiah put two things together: the birth of a child and the shining of a light. The birth of the child produces illumination, a great light to a darkened people. …
How does one know whether their core identity is centered in the truth of the gospel or something else? The key is where a person gets their sense of worth. How do they feel when achieve certain accomplishments? It is …
Pastors often live fragmented and cluttered lives. Everyone has an agenda for them—so many needs, so many opportunities, so many meetings, so many telephone calls, so many demands pulling them in so many different ways. Paul was familiar with the …
I cannot think of a greater need in this day when we seem to live on the edge of chronic anxiety, overwhelmed by the magnitude of our busyness. We never stop—running, working, doing, learning, achieving, moving, climbing, pushing, thinking, planning—and …
“If I am honest, I’ll admit that I don’t really know how to make disciples.” I remember when those words came out of my mouth. I had been in the pastorate for almost a decade, and despite sermons, programs, Bible …
What do spices, Solomon’s temple, and Seattle have to do with making disciples in every nation? Maps of the ancient Near East usually include caravan trading routes, and show how they intersected on the coastal plains of the eastern Mediterranean—the …