Devotional/Reflection: I once wrote a short story for a creative writing class about a guy at a bus stop. He talked about the most random, incoherent, and meaningless things, and it drove the woman sitting next to him crazy. I won’t reproduce that story here; I will only say that my professor loved it, … Continue reading “How’s the Weather?” and The Mission of the Church
The Church: A Grace-Filled Community: A Devotional on Acts 4.32-37
Devotional/Reflection: In his classic work The Weight of Glory, C.S. Lewis writes: “It was one of the Wesleys, I think, who said that the New Testament knows nothing of solitary religion. We are forbidden to neglect the assembling of ourselves together[…]In our own age the idea that religion belongs to our private life–that it is, in … Continue reading The Church: A Grace-Filled Community: A Devotional on Acts 4.32-37
Boldness: A Devotional on Acts 4.22-31
Devotional/Reflection: We are blessed to live in a country with religious freedom, a place where, however much we might be ridiculed by individuals or organizations, we are still free to speak our mind. I hope this is always the case, though one can’t help but wonder if this is the case in light of public opinion … Continue reading Boldness: A Devotional on Acts 4.22-31
Be With Jesus: A Devotional on Acts 4.1-22
Devotional/Reflection: Perhaps you, like me, have been impacted by the ministry of prominent pastors like John Piper or Alistair Begg. A brief survey of the additional resources in this series will show how much I trust and appreciate their insight. It is a great blessing to have the ability to learn from men like these two, … Continue reading Be With Jesus: A Devotional on Acts 4.1-22
Christianity Requires Community: A Devotional on Acts 2.42-47
Devotional/Reflection: There are some things in life that require community. As an avid baseball fan, I love watching baseball. Living in Missouri, it was exciting a few years ago watching the Royals win game after game. One of the things I loved about that Royals team was that although they had a core of … Continue reading Christianity Requires Community: A Devotional on Acts 2.42-47
