James tells us: "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6).
But who is proud?
Consider some obvious biblical examples
Haman, rejoicing in the favor of the king and…
In the beginning of 2015, let’s reflect on beginnings:
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
So begins the Bible. So begins this creation, this eon.…
This time of year we read of Mary magnifying God; we sing of Mary holding the baby Jesus.
But put yourself in Mary’s shoes. A young woman, probably about sixteen years…
On August 9, Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Wilson is white. Brown was black.
Was that shooting racially motivated?
In the summer of 1975 I worked…
David and Goliath by Andrew Shanks
[Andrew and Laura Shanks were part of Desiring God Community Church while he was studying at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary from 2005-2008. Now pastor of Fontaine…
How do people react to Jesus?
As we saw in last Sunday’s sermon, in Matthew’s account of the crucifixion, once Pilate condemns Jesus to death, all the people who speak mock…