September October 2022

Church on a Mission

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn thousands of Christian writings and sermons, the church of the first century has been used as a paradigm…

Lie Fallow

Reading Time: 2 minutesCamels have an Achilles’ heel. But their vulnerability is hidden by their legendary resilience. These ships of the desert,…

The Bouquet

Reading Time: 3 minutes“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one…

Revisiting Abortion

Reading Time: 4 minutesI was a young teenager when I first heard the saying “It is a choice, not a child.” Young…

Gospel Image

Reading Time: 4 minutesMy wife and I recently attended a wedding on the bank of a lake overshadowed by steep mountain slopes….

Hearing Their Heart

Reading Time: 4 minutes“For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on…

Meek — Like a Warhorse

Reading Time: 4 minutesMeekness and warhorse seem to be such contradictory terms. Warhorses are fearless, ready to charge into battle, while meekness…

Prodigal Nation

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe story of the prodigal son is one of the most powerful and endearing of the Lord’s parables. The…

In the Wilderness

Reading Time: 2 minutesThen the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting (Numbers 1:1, NASB). The book…

Sharing the Gospel in Ten Words (With Hand Motions)

Reading Time: < 1 minuteStart by holding up both hands. The right hand represents God, and the left hand represents people. Repeat the…