Faith

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:1-2 There are two ways to live the Christian life. You can live it either for the heart of Christ or from the heart of Christ. Dane Ortland, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers What is the source of our ability to live the life of […]

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 I believe that the first test of a great man is his humility. I don’t mean by humility, doubt of his power. But really great men have a curious feeling that the greatness is not of them, but through them. And they see something divine

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, Hebrews 12:1 What drags us down? What weight do we need to toss overboard so we can

Worship is so easily belittled. It is such a grand, life-consuming thing that gets squeezed down into an hour of singing on Sunday morning. Praise is certainly part of worship. But it’s not the whole. Worship is the act of paying attention to and adoring something. To spend hours watching birds is worship. To dive

Everyone wants to control their circumstances. And often, if we’re honest with ourselves, we want to control much more: other people, the weather, etc. Control is actually something we rarely have. Even things that we think we can control are still subject to unexpected change. Our jobs are more fragile than we think. So are

Joy is a serious thing. And it is, in a way, a heavy thing. Nothing to be trifled with. It is something to bear, not as a burden, but as a reward of great weight. Joy is really the main objective in life. The Westminster Shorter Catechism declares that “Man’s chief end [purpose] is to