Bible Verse: I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your …
Expecting Something From Jesus
Along with death and taxes, there’s something else we are certain to experience in life: Disappointment in others. When people fail to meet our expectations or do what we were …
Lessons From Peter’s Story
Long before the Apostle Peter preached his first sermon as a leader in the early Church (Acts 2:14-40), he was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He was a …
When Hope Lights Up The Darkness
Where I grew up in rural Pennsylvania, we occasionally had power outages from storms. If it was nighttime when the power went out, we had no lights in a shadowy …
Be Patient With Yourself
Bible Verse: But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop. Luke …
Comparison: The Enemy of Authenticty
Bible Verse: If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, …
“Authentic” Does Not Mean “Perfect”
Bible Verse: Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are …
What Authentic Christianity Looks Like
Bible Verse: Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the …
What Inauthentic Christianity Looks Like
Bible Verse: As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be …
The Role of Redemption
Bible Verse: But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness is given through faith …