Life on earth was not easy for Jesus. He was tempted in all things as we are yet without sin. Now we can easily underestimate the agony of these temptations-- as if it was easier for Him than for us. He, after all, had no sin nature to contend with. He never wanted to sin (To desire to sin is itself sinful). Perhaps you think of Jesus facing temptation as Mr. Teflon: No temptation sticks to Him. And so, you might be forgiven for thinking, it was easy for Jesus.
Read MoreI don't know about you, but I think I need a lot more "Turn the other cheek" in my home towards my wife and my children. How are things going in your household?
Read MoreNot long after we were married, with a glint in her eye, Catherine began reminding me one of the fundamental rules of marriage (from a wife’s perspective): “What’s yours is mine and what’s mine is mine.”
Read MoreA great part of the Christian life begins in the mind. What pains are you taking to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ?
Read MoreSometimes it is only as the Lord becomes the only help we have, that we realize He is the only help we need. In their calls to worship, the Reformers very often would begin their services with words from Psalm 124:8, "Our Help is in the Name of the Lord who made heaven and earth."
Read MoreWhat will death be like for the Christian?
Read MoreWe all know John Owen’s famous dictum: “Be killing sin, or sin will be killing you.” But how is the Christian to go about doing this?
Read MoreLove is the acid test of the Christian life. Paul says, if we have not love it doesn’t matters how well we speak (1Cor 13:1), how much we know or how much we say we believe (v.2), or even how much we are willing to sacrifice (v.3). Without love, these things are empty facades...
Read MoreWhat does forgiveness look like in healthy Christian relationships? This is often a touchy subject, especially when feelings are hurt by the raw welt of fresh sin. It is easy to say, “Forgive you!?” But do we really mean it, and what are we supposed to mean when we do?
Read MoreRomans 8, verse 1 is one of those precious verses that says so much to so many Christians. But are you reading it properly?
Read MoreHurting people hurt others and are easily hurt by them. This dynamic is never more true and seldom more painful than in the dynamic of marriage.
Read MoreMore than an idea to consider, more than facts to comprehend, Truth is a person to trust.
Read MoreYou leave an impression everywhere you go. Good or bad, your presence leaves a lingering aroma in the room, at the front desk, with the server, by the way. Like it or not, this affects the way people think of Jesus, your Savior.
Read MorePsalm 94 finds the Psalmist in a tight spot. The wicked are ascendant (4), the innocent are being condemned and slaughtered (5-6, 21), and God seems neither to see nor care (7).
Read MoreWhat is it about Jesus that you find beautiful?
Read MoreTalk of "Vision Meetings" can make Presbyterians nervous....
Read MoreThis weekend marks an important waypoint in the life of our church, when we would like to take a moment and clarify our current position, look back to see just how far we have come, and look forward to the bright vision we believe beckons us towards the future.
Read MorePraying work is hard work. Nothing about it is easy. Talking to a God we cannot see, reaching out to a God we cannot feel, conversing with a God we cannot hear taxes the soul. Where are we to start?
Read MoreYou would not have been proud of your pastor this week. I failed the test of love.
Read MoreThe Christian can therefore no longer live with a business as usual attitude towards this world, any more than passengers on the ill-fated Titanic could do so one second after the iceberg. What does this mean for us on Monday morning?
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