When we think about this life that we are invited into through the Gospel, we can find our thoughts turning to just how this new life came to be ours. Think about that for a moment. Did you respond to a message you heard preached? Did you step into this life...
One of the themes that continue to surface in my conversations with others is the difference between living because of who we are and living in a particular way in order to become who we want to be. It might sound like that's straining at wording, but it there is a...
The authors--both the human authors and the Spirit who inspired the Scriptures--are not hesitant to speak of the "fear of God." Whether in Old Testament or New Testament contexts, there is a place to think of the fear of God. It seems that rightly grasping both the...