Category: Gospel
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The Foundation of Wisdom
We often chase insight, longing for guidance in life’s decisions and challenges. But the starting point of all true wisdom isn’t more information—it’s knowing who God is and responding with reverence. In a world filled with opinions, the book of Proverbs reminds us where to begin. Proverbs 9:10 (NLT)“The fear…
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Trophies of Grace — Not Targets of Criticism
One of the dangers in Christian ministry — and especially in the pulpit — is forgetting who we are apart from grace. We preach about Peter, John the Baptist, and John Mark, and sometimes the tone shifts, doesn’t it? It becomes subtly condescending. We treat their stories more as cautionary…
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Even Paul Needed a Barnabas: When the Chief of Sinners Needed Encouragement
The man we know as the Apostle Paul — missionary, theologian, church planter, and author of much of the New Testament — did not begin his Christian life with applause. He began it in isolation and suspicion. Saul of Tarsus had terrorized the church. He was feared, hated, and avoided.…
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A Forgotten Trophy of Grace
Her name still shocks some when they hear it read aloud in church. Rahab — the prostitute of Jericho. She appears in one of the most triumphant and sacred chapters of Israel’s history, the conquest of the Promised Land. And she plays an unlikely, pivotal role: a Canaanite woman, a…
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The Humble Heralds of the True King
In the grand story of redemption, there are some who shine—not because they seize the spotlight, but because they gladly step aside for the glory of another. Two such figures are Saul’s son Jonathan and the prophet John the Baptist. Though separated by centuries, their lives carry a similar melody:…
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When the Cave Became a Sanctuary
David, the anointed king of Israel, once found himself hiding in a cave. Not a palace. Not a sanctuary. A cave. This dark, damp, cold place became his refuge when Saul sought his life. And yet, it was in that hidden cleft of the rock that David encountered something more…
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Loving the Hard-to-Love: A Call to Imitate Christ
The Reality of Relational Struggle It doesn’t take long in the Christian life to realize that not every believer is easy to love. Some are abrasive, others are immature, and still others seem blind to their own offenses. There are Christians who push your buttons, wear you down, and test…
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More Than Sin-Killing: Putting On Christ Is True Holiness
There is a growing trend among some well-meaning teachers and preachers today to emphasize the need to kill sin—to crucify the flesh, to wage war against indwelling corruption. And make no mistake, Scripture is clear: sin must be put to death (Romans 8:13; Colossians 3:5). Yet, there is a danger…
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God’s Kingdom Holds the Keys
When the world seems caught in endless cycles of chaos, the promise that Christ has already seized the keys of eternity steadies the soul, reminding us that His reign is already breaking into our present reality. “Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the…
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