Bear One Another’s Burdens
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal 6:2). We are conditioned today to be individualistic. We tend to learn early on not to rely on…
Category: Being Disciples
Depression and the Christian
Job was a man who suffered far more than most of us will ever understand. His suffering was emotional, spiritual, and physical, and each was more than he could bear…
Cultivating Feelings for God
Feelings are strange. We don’t usually pick our feelings consciously, as if we normally wake up in the morning and say, “Here is how I’m going to feel today.” We…
On Dislocated Hips and Blessings
Genesis 32 tells the intriguing account of Jacob wrestling with a character who, at first, seems quite mysterious. The text says, “a man wrestled him until daybreak” (v. 24). Hosea…
Be Careful What Kind of God You Promote
The religious community of our country, at large, is perfectly satisfied with the statement: “I believe in God.” In our eyes, to believe in God is to not believe…
Poor and Rich Alike
It is not uncommon for people to pit the rich against the poor, and vice versa, especially in political arenas. That is not something that Christians should ever want to…
Political Correctness and the Christian
Christians increasingly must deal with political correctness (PC). This is the idea, according to the online dictionary (.com), of “avoiding vocabulary that is considered offensive, discriminatory, or judgmental.” They even…
The Most Difficult Command
Being a disciple of Jesus requires that we count the cost of such discipleship. Jesus said it plainly enough in Luke 14:25-33. Let’s read it again: “If anyone comes to…
No Bag of Dry Bones
Ever feel like a husk of your former self? This is not a question only for the older generation. Life is a tiring proposition. From the moment you are born…
The Gall of Bitterness
“See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled; that there…
