Posts with the tag “church-life”

We have received grace upon grace from our Lord Jesus Christ, and He is our everlasting reservoir that we draw from to give grace in our family relationships. If we were to draw on our own strength in...  Read More

If Jesus is beautiful, so is His Bride. If our Head is our “One Thing,” His Body is closely united. Love flows down from Him, so does His beauty.David, in Psalm 27, longed to gaze at the beauty of the...  Read More

 During a disagreement early in our marriage, I once yelled across the room at my wife, “You need to submit to me!” I had the verses to prove it, but, in my immaturity, I saw it as a law more than gra...  Read More

How futile it would be for a man to salt the icy church parking lot using a small kitchen funnel. As the salt slowly trickled out and eventually clogged, the man would freeze, and the parking lot woul...  Read More

What if Jesus was really Lord of all, and all things were under His feet, and He was far above all powers, rulers, dominions, and every name? What difference should this make in our lives?It is probab...  Read More

Often, we run across articles critical of the local church. In this day of high-powered online ministries, the church can seem out of date. However, feeling like family is something you cannot produce...  Read More

A new commandment I give to you,      that you love one another: just as I have loved you,      you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples,      if you ha...  Read More