On a cold Sunday morning, I took a Lyft to a church I’d never attended in a city I’d never been to. The driver was listening to some pretty raunchy rap and wasn’t interested in small talk. She dropped me off in what I thought was the parking lot and, despite my initial desires, I... Continue Reading →
How Long Have Christians Been Privately Reading Scripture?
If you’re like me, you’ve perhaps assumed that private and individual reading of the Bible did not start until after the invention of the printing press. For starters, competent literacy was hard to come by in the ancient world. Additionally, written materials, due to the slow production process, were also just as sparse. Sure, there were... Continue Reading →
Short Devotional: Love as You Have Been Loved
Be patient, for God is patient with all those He has chosen so that not one will perish (II Peter 3:9). Be kind, for it was and is the kindness of God that leads us to repentance (Romans 2:4). Do not be jealous, for how should we consider ourselves more important than another when our... Continue Reading →
Overcoming Materialism and Fear of Death by Giving
For a while now I have been wanting to read something by Randy Alcorn. Over the years, I've heard several quotes by him from David Platt that struck my interest. Although it wasn't until I read Tim Challies’s glowing review of The Treasure Principle1 that I finally picked up one of his books. The book is... Continue Reading →