relationships What is encouragement? September 05, 2018 Everyone wants to be encouraging. No one wants to be discouraging. Which isn't to say that all of us are very good at it. The place to start (or restart) seems to be
Christian living The Better Offer March 16, 2018 I've been forced in recent days to reflect on the false theology that undergirds the act of taking up the better offer when we have made a prior commitment. I was always brought
Christian living The Stings of Death: An Article Not Just for Old People March 01, 2018 The Lord Jesus has taken away the sting of death through his resurrection. Believers know that for all who are in union with Jesus, their bodies will be united to Christ after death
Church A Regrettable Future January 10, 2018 Imagine a terrible situation. Imagine yourself off at some point in the future, and that you have ruined your family or friendships; you’ve brought great pain and misery to those who trusted
encouragement Romans 16, A Model of Encouragement September 06, 2017 Everyone loves to be encouraged and praised and valued. We all know instinctively that "Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good work makes him glad." (Pro. 12:
Forgiveness When We Say, "I Forgive You" July 20, 2016 "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." What do we mean we say, "I forgive you"? More importantly, do we
arguments Fight Night! June 17, 2015 A church without conflicts. The ecclesiastical unicorn. Looks great in pictures but doesn't actually exist. The right question isn't so much, "How do we create a church without conflict?" but "
fights How to make a problem much, much worse June 26, 2014 I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be
communication So We Can Talk More Good February 26, 2014 I was reviewing parts of Wayne Mack's Strengthening Your Marriage and came across this helpful list of "twelve practical suggestions for developing and maintaining good marital communications." I believe it would
