GENTLE GRACE \”Rejoice in the Lord always…Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything…\” (Philippians 4:4-6a) Not long ago I noticed something in today\’s verse. Right between \”Rejoice in the Lord always\” and \”Do not be anxious about anything\” are two phrases that at first seem…
Should Christians Sue Each Other? (1 Corinthians 6) July 03, 2023 by: Andrew David Naselli This article is part of the Tough Passages series. Listen to the Passage Read the Passage 1When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? 2Or do…
The Center of the Center of the Pentateuch July 02, 2023 by: Ian J. Vaillancourt The Day of Atonement If you look at the structure of the Pentateuch, we’ve got five books. Right in the middle, we’ve got Leviticus. So that suggests maybe Leviticus is central, at least structurally. We could also observe that, if…
What Does It Mean to Walk in the Spirit? July 01, 2023 by: Margaret Elizabeth Köstenberger Life in the New Covenant Galatians is probably Paul’s first epistle, sent to instruct the young church about basic doctrine and practice to be lived out differently now according to the new covenant. Serious adjustments were required of these…
Good Advice for Living a Countercultural Life June 30, 2023 by: Kevin DeYoung “I Am My Own” There was a creed—a sort of secular creed—that you may have seen before. I’ve referenced it in sermons. A woman wrote about how “I am my own” and it just went, “I am special, and everything about me…