The Apostle Paul frequently wrote on the theme of doing good for all people. When Paul talks about the freedom we have in Christ, he essentially says it is expressed through doing good things. In Thessalonians, it says, “And as for you, brothers and sisters,...
Today I want to talk about our church family and the family of God, because I recently read this passage about Jesus’ family and it made me think. When you watch a beautiful family, it’s incredibly inspiring, isn’t it? If you’re blessed to have...
We have bumper stickers and Christian messages everywhere in our culture. Some have email address that are Christianized, like “IBelieveInJesusMySavior@howaboutyou.com.” But what good is it if we display or say those things but don’t show it in our...
We all have a tendency to show favoritism, don’t we? We have a tendency to treat some people better than we treat others. I am grateful that God is not like us. The issue of favoritism shows up in the Bible often. In James 2, he connects favoritism to lack of...
We are called to be peacemakers. Jesus, the ultimate peacemaker, wants us as his followers to be peacemakers in the world, and we can be. Matthew 5:9 says: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Is the world peaceful? Is...
