THE NECESSITY OF UNITY “In necessary things unity; in uncertain things liberty; in all things charity” – Marco Antonio de Dominis, 1617 Humans like their tribes. We feel safe, accepted, and have a sense of belonging when we know who is on our team. This has never been...
THINK OF THE BIBLE AS FOOD I love how C. S. Lewis said it: “God made us: invented us as a man invents an engine. A car is made to run on petrol, and it would not run properly on anything else. Now God designed the human machine to run on Himself. He Himself is the...
NO WOMAN IS AN ISLAND We just can’t do the Jesus thing alone. This means that community is not an optional part of our spiritual lives. We cannot obey all the “one anothers” in Scripture without “others.” But there is an aspect of community that is essential for...
In Romans, we read: Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. — Romans 8:1-2 Jesus did not come to condemn the world,...
Let’s jump right in with what Jesus said to His disciples, “Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Me." — Matthew 16:24 It’s true that every good and perfect gift is from God, but until Jesus restores all things, every...