In Romans 1, when Paul confronted the stuff we’d rather not talk about and laid out the litany of sinful lifestyles people who deny God get caught up in, he knew there were some in the crowd with puffed chests and raised chins. He knew people were looking around at…
Romans 1:1-17 Paul was eager to get to Rome to encourage the Roman believers and be encouraged by them. Even in the face of opposition and persecution, the report of their faith had spread far and wide. So, while he waited for the opportunity to meet them face to face,…
There is a world full of hurting people who are searching for hope and purpose. There are people everywhere who don’t know they can be rescued and redeemed in this life and for eternity. My number one priority as a follower of Christ is to share the gospel. To tell…
As the Israelites reached Mount Sinai, they were stepping into a whole new reality of what being God’s chosen people would look like. God gave them His Law so they could live differently from the nations they would encounter along their journey. He made a covenant with them that involved…
Here we are again struggling with the news of another senseless tragedy that claimed the lives of too many innocent young children, and we can’t help but ask, “Why?!” Why do we keep seeing so much hatred and death? How does this level of evil exist?! Sure, there has always…