On Sunday Jim challenged us to walk. We’ve been working our way through Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. For the first three chapters he issues no commands. He proclaims truth after truth of who God is and what he has done in Christ. We’ve been seeing how Paul intends for us to sit, or to…

Today there will be another total eclipse of the sun. In our city it will not be total, but it will get quite dark. I’ve been asked about the connections between this, a naturally occurring eclipse, and the return of Christ, so I shall endeavor to list all the connections for you. There. That’s about…

When we think of Good Friday we tend to focus—rightly—on the death of Jesus. Even further we tend to focus on the physical aspects of crucifixion. The Romans had perfected this method of execution and it was a truly horrific way to kill a person. Crucifixion inflicted maximum pain with minimal effort. Once a person…

Last Sunday I preached an excursus—a more focused treatment—on the issue of ethnic hostility from Ephesians 2:11. A significant part of Paul’s letter is devoted to the issue of ethnic division and reconciliation in the church. This is significant for in the first three chapters Paul is spelling out the good news of Jesus. Salvation…

“What is Lent?” I was asked this yesterday. It’s a good question. To really answer it, however, we must first understand the concept of spiritual disciplines. When we hear the word discipline we often think of corrective action. When a child disobeys his mama, he is disciplined. That’s only half the story of discipline, though.…