“Train yourself for godliness” (1 Timothy 4:7b).
The Apostle Paul uses an athletic term to picture the way we grow in the Christian life. We must discipline ourselves in training so…
I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named (Ephesians 3:14b-15)
Two weeks ago while reflecting on Joel’s graduation and the bike ride…
[In Sunday’s sermon, I quoted from Charles Spurgeon’s sermon #2644, preached June 25, 1882, on the idea of committing ourselves to God. Spurgeon spoke on three texts: Luke 23:46, Psalm…
Last weekend our youngest child, Joel, graduated from UNC Chapel Hill. During those four years of college, Joel and thousands of his classmates worked hard at their academics, spurred each…
Consider what Peter says about the recipients of his first letter:
He writes to those chosen “in accordance with the foreknowledge of God, through the setting apart [for God] of the…
Recall that Hannah, the mother of Samuel, suffered deep distress and provocation because of her inability to conceive (1 Samuel 1:1-11). Consider these words that she prayed after God granted…