People often ask each other, “So, what are you up to these days?” “How’s life?” or “What are you doing with yourself these days?” We know we are supposed to do something with the lives we have been given, but we’re not exactly sure what that something...
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The Apostles’ Creed has been used by Christians around the world since the fourth century. Even though it was not written by the original twelve apostles, every single line in the creed was taught by the apostles and earliest disciples of Jesus. The twelve things the Apostles’...
What do habits have to do with hearing God? Actually, a lot. Habits can be good or bad, distracting or uplifting. They can bring us closer to God and others, or drive us farther away. Their importance is often misunderstood, and we can become easily susceptible...
Hell isn’t trending nowadays. Other than the offhand reference, “What the hell,” the dismissive idiom, “Go to hell,” the weather observation, “It’s hotter than hell,” or the flip comment, “I’m bored as hell,” we don’t hear much anymore about the topic of eternal damnation. It’s...
1. Realize that God is merciful. God the Father demonstrated his mercy by sending Jesus Christ (God the Son) to die for the sins of the world. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him...
Its beginnings occurred long ago and its empire has grown, touching every living thing with its poison. Evil is a problem that has intruded upon the universe. And yet, before evil came into the world, an infinitely good God existed. He created the world as...
In December 2015, Larycia Alaine Hawkins, an associate professor at Wheaton College, decided to wear an Islamic head covering as a sign of solidarity with Muslims. She wrote in a Facebook post on December 10: I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a...
Have you ever felt like God turned his back on you because of your sin? Our failures, especially when they’re repeated, can leave us in a place of confusion. After we sin, we can begin to feel as if the light of God’s grace is...
The phrase, “union with Christ,” has enjoyed a recent resurgence of interest. This important element of Scripture was something that I only came to understand in part within the last ten years of being a Christian. Until recently, it never really struck me how important...
When my firstborn son was only eight months old, we often had deep theological conversations. Here’s how one of them went: Me: “Calvin, look at daddy.” Calvin: [no response] Me: “Calvin, Calvin, hey Calvin, look at me.” Calvin: [turns his head even further to the right, away from me]...