Last Sunday we looked at the middle part of chapter 1 of Paul’s second letter to Timothy. He urges Timothy to not be ashamed of the testimony of Jesus, for Jesus had been crucified. It was dangerous to be associated with someone Rome condemned. Further, he urges Timothy to not be ashamed of him though…

One of the singularly great things I get to do as an elder in Christ’s church is teach God’s people Scripture. Whether preaching through a book of the Bible or preaching the occasional topical series or answering a person’s emailed question or posting an article on our website, I have the incredible privilege to teach…

Last Sunday we looked at Paul’s instructions to Timothy regarding godliness—the right disposition toward God. In that sermon we saw true godliness requires both believing the right things and living the right way. Without either one of these, one cannot be godly. That is, if one does not believe the right things or if one…

Paul’s word to the Colossian church is powerful: “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God” (Colossians 3:16 ESV). We don’t often make this connection: teach one another by singing psalms, hymns,…

As a white American, I’ve heard it a number of times: “Why do we have a ‘Black History Month’? We don’t have a ‘White History Month’”. Perhaps you’ve heard it, too, or even have said or wondered such a thing. Rather than address the issue from the perspective of American history I want to address…