In speaking to a college student today about her struggles against sin, she said “it is really hard to be a Christian when you don’t live on campus.” She said that not being surrounded 24/7 by other Christians made it nearly impossible to be a Christian. To this my heart screams Yes!!! and NO!!!! Let [...]
I know that with each passing season I declare that it is my favorite and I love it. I love pumpkins and apples and autumn, I love snow and sweaters and winter, I love flowers and sunshine and spring, I love summer and camping and…and then I love autumn again. But seriously, my favorite season [...]
An ever appropriate word for the Church to hear is Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s teachings on the day alone and the day together. Both are necessary, both are good, and without either one the Christian is incapable of living the abundant life that Jesus died to give us. You can find these chapters in his book detailing [...]
Who does Christ intercede for? The answer to this question is directly related to “Who did Christ die for?” But that is not the question I will tackle today. I have been learning to cherish this ongoing ministry of Christ for me lately, and so we will ponder Christ’s intercession. While reading chapter seven of [...]
Due to the noetic effects of sin, we humans don’t fully know the purposes for which we were created, or properly understand the desires that are within us. The purposes and desires are related, but when our minds are clouded from the fall, we do not see clearly or understand rightly. Noetic effects of sin [...]
Roughly 10 years ago, my pastor at the time taught me a great deal about Christian Community, and much of who I am today reflects that teaching. The two lessons I keep coming back to concern the “one another” passages, and the perfect community of the Trinity that God desires us to be a part [...]