1 Peter 3:21 is one of my favorite verses in the New Testament to teach about baptism. It states, “Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” First, consider the… Read More »
Good people disagree over what happens to infants and the mentally disabled when they pass away before their “the age of accountability,” the age when a child can realize the difference between right and wrong. Some emphasize the justice of God as to how to deal with the sin of the deceased, and others emphasize… Read More »
There was a lot of “Make this again!” and “Yum! This is so good!” at dinner tonight. I’ve made this before, but I’m going to definitely have to make this more frequently. It was really delicious. I served the fajitas with corn tortillas, homemade guacamole, homemade restaurant-style salsa, and tortilla chips. I used the fajita… Read More »
Even as Christians, we often think too highly of ourselves. If we need to consider who we really are before God or speak of ourselves to others, how can we honestly evaluate ourselves? We could look at many passages, but for the sake of brevity, consider two verses from 2 Corinthians. Paul’s criteria for others… Read More »
My favorite Christmas hymn is “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” written by Charles Wesley. I love its rich truths about Christ and the gospel. The text is based on many different passages in Scripture. In the first stanza, Wesley poetically summarizes the angels’ message to the shepherds that Christ, the newborn King, had been born… Read More »
This post is a bit more personal than most of what I offer. My church kindly recognized that I had hit the ten-year mark for the privilege of being our pastor, and what follows below is a short “thank you” that I inserted in our church bulletin. My thanks extends to the greater body of… Read More »
I pray for my husband but not nearly as much as I should. I pray generically for him to have grace and strength in life, and I pray for some certain situations or struggles that I know of. But it never seems quite adequate. Sometimes I just don’t know how to pray for my husband… Read More »