Every night since my son Reese was born, I have prayed this prayer for him as I put him to… READ MORE
Many American Christians assume that if they believe and God and do what is right, God will bless them. Sometimes,… READ MORE
Do you ever miss church? By miss, I do not mean “to fail to be at or present for.” Every… READ MORE
The casual reader of 1 Thessalonians 2:14–16 might conclude, at first glance, that Paul, Silas, and Timothy were rank anti-Semites.… READ MORE
Every Sunday, Christians gather in churches across the globe to worship God. That worship includes singing, praying, baptizing new believers,… READ MORE
In the course of a few verses, Paul, Silas, and Timothy compare their relationship with the Thessalonian believers to “young… READ MORE
As a vocational minister, I constantly hold in tension two thoughts about what I get paid to do: First, vocational… READ MORE
Paul, Silas, and Timothy used three metaphors to describe how they acted toward the Thessalonian believers: “young children” (1 Thes.… READ MORE
The problem with Christianity is not Christianity—let alone Christ!—but Christians. Our walk too often undermines our talk. Our faults cast… READ MORE
On December 23, 2011, the Iranian Intelligence Agency raided an Assemblies of God church in Ahvaz during a worship service.… READ MORE
“All we have to do is decide what to do with the time given us.”
~Gandalf
Husband of one, father of three, and master in name only of two dogs. I play by Oxford Comma Rules. The opinions expressed on this blog are solely those of the author, not his employer.