If you don’t believe that humility is an issue within the church in the United States, simply troll through some blogs or message boards. Harsh and nasty words abound, even in defense of good theology. Snarkiness can be the rule of the day. It is almost as if because we believe ourselves to be right […]
I don’t know how familiar you are with your Bible, but in Matthew 5-7 Jesus delivers what has traditionally been called “The Sermon on the Mount.” Without entering the scholarly debate over the purpose, intent, and audience of the Sermon, I would like to work through it over the next few weeks. Jesus begins the
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I don’t know how familiar you are with your Bible, but in Matthew 5-7 Jesus delivers what has traditionally been called “The Sermon on the Mount.” Without entering the scholarly debate over the purpose, intent, and audience of the Sermon, I would like to work through it over the next few weeks. Jesus begins the
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Pastor Tim Keller has been a fairly prolific author over the last number of years, contributing some very solid and readable books to the body of work being put out by evangelical Christians. In his newest book, Keller tackles the bugaboo of many Christians- their prayer life. It is a pretty well-known that Christians in
There are certain Psalms that are just brilliant in their clarity and magnificence. Some of them are incredible songs of praise to the God of the universe. But others are more horizontal in nature, in that they give instructions to those who follow Yahweh. Psalm 15 is one such Psalm, and when I actually take
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