“Hey, I got your email about “Formation” last week. So, I understand more about how the foundations of the Church were established. Now, what about the Reformation?” While the topic of the Reformation is too complex for me to provide a comprehensive analysis, it is my hope that I can summarize the importance …
“For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures . . . ” (1 Corinthians 15:1-8). These words from Paul the Apostle …
Do you remember the first time you went swimming without a life vest? Maybe you do, or maybe you do not. In either case, I think you can imagine your younger self facing an onslaught of H2O molecules that the bathtub did not prepare you for. You may have felt courageous, you may …
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I am FOUND . . . We all know the song, but do we apply it to our lives? The foundation of and for our lives is our Faith in Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9). We do not exist …
Why is it so difficult to find a good balance? Oftentimes, we spend way too much time on one aspect of our lives and neglect other areas. Our morning coffee is either too bitter or too sweet. We either come across as being too intense or too lackadaisical. We exercise too much one …
I have been publishing blog posts for over three months now and am very thankful for all of the support and encouragement I have received. Even so, I need to make sure that I set the record straight. When blog posts are published, they are meant to be read as just that: blog …
With the start of the new school year comes the inevitable challenge of balancing a new courseload. Maybe you are not even a student, but are balancing the courseload of government, economics, and epidemiology (patterns of disease), trying to keep up with the news. In any case, with so much information overload, the …
None of us are blank slates. This is true both biologically and theologically (Psalm 51:5, and Romans 5:12, and Romans 7:14-25). Moreover, we are all born with different abilities, skills, interests, and so on. Even with all of these differences, we each have a responsibility to love God and to love our neighbors …
As people have now turned their calendars to September, another change is seen on the horizon: fall. The changing colors of the leaves, cooler temperatures, and new activites to look forward to are just a few elements that people cherish about the fall season. If 2020 has made us all realize one thing, …
When people talk about their main priorities when striving to get in shape, what takes center stage? Undoubtedly, exercise and nutrition will be seen as the featured cast, and understandably so. However, there is one essential character missing from this story: rest. Indeed, rest has been underestimated. “REST SHOULD NOT BE SEEN AS …
