Planning to Love Our Neighbor In my previous post, I noted that we want to be a church that serves the city of Kalamazoo, not by simply showing acts of love, but by developing a loving heart towards our neighbor which will manifest itself in acts of love. As we ended I challenged us to […]
COVID-19 Posts
What Does It Mean to Love My Neighbor?
Love Your Neighbor Today I want to help us think about the question “What does it mean to love my neighbor?” And, I want to think about it specifically, but not exclusively, in light of the ongoing pandemic. My hope is that we can take the principals we learn from this study and apply them […]
Wrestling with Hard Passages
Seeking Understanding Jesus’ disciples did not always understand what he was saying. Perhaps this is how you feel sometimes after you read the Bible. As Peter said about Paul’s writings, the Bible can be hard to understand! While the gospel is gloriously clear, not every passage in the Bible is equally clear. So, I thought […]
How to Escape when Entangled by Temptation
Temptations of Various Kinds Every Christian faces temptations of various kinds. They may originate externally from circumstances or spiritual opposition, or they may originate internally from our own sinful desires. The best defense against temptation is to avoid it altogether, which is why our Lord teaches us to pray not to be led into it. […]
From Faith For Faith
Romans 1:16-17 Most Christians are familiar with Paul’s bold declaration in Romans 1:16–17: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for […]
Disagreement for the Glory of God and the Good of Others
Sadly, but perhaps not surprisingly, this pandemic has become polarizing and served to plough more fertile ground for intense disagreement. Disagreement, even among Christians, will always be present on earth until Christ returns, so we must learn to disagree well. Therefore, I will offer a few biblical principles for how to enter into disagreement in […]
Why You Still Do Not Need to Worry
In a matter of a week, it feels like the world has completely changed. This is one reason I continue to give thanks that our God and his word never change. He’s the same yesterday, today, and for all times. The same is true of his word. So, I can happily assure you that Matthew […]
So We Do Not Lose Heart
“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are […]