A seminary classmate of mine, Scott Lothery, now serves at Living Faith Community Church (EFC) on Long Island. He has written a wonderful book called ALWAYS GOOD NEWS. Here is a snippet from the Amazon page: “We live in a bad news world filled with relentlessly disturbing headlines – war and crime, poverty and pandemics,…
The context in Corinth In 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1, Paul calls Christians to move away from idolatry and pursue holiness. /How do we recognize and break free from idols? One command is stated in 3 different forms: One method of applying this passage is for a Christian to identify all the harmful non-Christian influences in his…
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In the book of John, we notice that in the beginning, when Andrew and one of the other disciples begin to follow Jesus, Jesus asks them, “What are you seeking?” (John 1:38). In reply they ask where Jesus is staying, and Jesus responds, “Come and you will see.” Now fast forward to the end of…
Asking Jesus to heal those today who are in need, similar to Luke chapter 8.
I want to tell you about my best friend. I met him when I was 12 years old. We have known each other for 35 years. He knows everything about me, and yet I am still getting to know him more each day. He is simply amazing. Let me try to describe him with three words: Love, Truth, and Grace. First, his…