Tag: Lifestyle
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The Lost Discipline of Correction
Recently, I have been writing a lot about unity in the Church. Something I haven’t really written about yet are the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional skills necessary to pursue unity. This article is my first attempt. I’ll dive into this much deeper in my coming book. In the meantime allow me to ask a simple…
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Unity: The Inconvenient Necessity
John 17, Jesus prayed that we would be one, as He and the Father are one. I’ve heard a lot of sermons on this passage and many of them have been great. A key focus of these many sermons has been the issue of denominational unity. Christ isn’t divided, as the Apostle Paul tells the…
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Barrabas, Nationalism, and the Woman Caught in Adultery
If you believe you’re superior to someone else, can you truly love them? The goal of today’s article is to establish the idea that nationalism is poisonous to the Gospel witness. Before I get started, here is my clarifying statement: “Nationalism is different from patriotism.” Nationalism believes that one’s own country, nation, and/or culture is superior to…
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This, This is Christ the King
Have you ever imagined yourself in Jesus’ shoes? Christmas is a time that focuses on the most ‘human’ aspect of Christ. I don’t know if I will ever fully wrap my head around God becoming a man, much less coming the natural way as a baby born of a woman.
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The Audacity of Meekness
What do you see in God, who is holy and eternal, and yet stands unprecedented in meekness, continually serving even those who hate Him?
J.S. Marek 