
comfort one another with these words
“Can your eschatology make me love Jesus more?” What a gut-punching question! I overheard it one Sunday morning during a spirited discussion between an older brother in Christ and a younger man. Unsurprisingly, the younger fellow responded with a resounding “Yes.” As a young pastor, I admit I caved to the temptation to respond likewise. However, by God’s grace, a second thought about the question has me reexamining my words.

APPRECIATING THE GRACE OF GOD IN 2024
Goals, indeed, are important. They provide us with markers and achievements to aim at. Without goals in life, we can fall victim to the tyranny of the urgent, and before we know it, months, maybe years, have gone by, and we have not made progress in key areas of our lives. Areas of our lives in which we’ve longed to see improvement. It’s when we get a moment to assess our lives we can’t help but feel the weight of wasted time and opportunities. We sit and wonder, “Where would I be today if I had been more intentional?” Goals are important because they can keep us from drifting through life aimlessly.

Biblical Meditation: What it is and what it is not.
For many people, meditation reminds them of deep introspection, mindlessness, mysticism, or even Yoga. What is more unfortunate is that many Christians would answer similarly.

Biblical Meditation: Why it’s essential
With the rise of social media, there is plenty of access to biblical truth. Whether the medium is our phone, computer, or television, biblical truth that theologically informs and devotionally encourages is readily accessible.

The Necessary Virtue for Growing in Godliness
Godliness is no optional spiritual luxury for a few quaint Christians of a bygone era or for some group of super-saints of today. It is both the privilege and duty of every Christian to pursue godliness,