Occasional thoughts from Rob and Randy's (metaphorical) desks.
How can we receive the word "with love" if we're just not feeling that way?...
When listening to the Word of God, we need to set aside our skepticism and criticism and receive it from a standpoint of faith....
We may think we know how to read and hear what the Bible says, but the Bible tells us something different....
We don't need to be ready to hear. Sounds happen and we hear them, right? But in order to hear God's Word in an effective way, we have to prepare ourselves to hear it....
Hearing Scripture can be easy, but the kind of hearing that makes a difference actually requires effort....
The Word of God is powerful, but God has given us responsibility to hear it in a way that puts that power to work....
Presbyterian isn't just something we have in our name. It's something we put into practice, including sending one of our pastors to a national gathering of PCA elders....
Preaching the gospel to ourselves is a great practice to help us think and live rightly. But there's a problem with it......
Though our culture and our own sin may cause us to be wary of any authorities, God has given leadership to his church, and those leaders exist to bless God's people by following the example of Christ....
Keep ReadingThere have always been those who challenge historic Christianity by presenting an "alternative" version of the faith. The way that the early church responded to such diversity has a lesson for our own response to the suggestion that our understanding of Scripture is just one of many possible paths....
Keep ReadingWe live in an age where we each possess more things than most people in history ever have. Why doesn't it make us happy? It is important to remember that contentment has very little to do with how much you possess....
Keep ReadingScripture warns us against being divisive while also warning us to clearly distinguish between true faith and falsehood. When does our need to draw lines become unhealthy?...
Keep ReadingPart 1 in a 3-part series on our culture's obsession with staying busy - what that means to our hearts and how Scripture calls us to rebel against it....
Keep ReadingWe live in a culture that encourages us to be busy. At the root of that tendency is a false belief that our worth comes from how we spend our time. The Sabbath rest challenges this idol in our hearts....
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Judges is a violent book. How does that turn our eyes to the grace of God in our own lives? In a world where images of sin and violence are just a click away, why is it important to confront the disturbing stories in the history of God's people?...
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