“And a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary…” (Luke 10:38-39). Mary and Martha are sisters, each with a different personality. Mary is passive, quiet, resting at the feet of Jesus, receiving His Word. Martha is active, busy, constantly doing, serving. Opposite personalities, and yet sisters. Reflect […]
Some Christians struggle to believe that Genesis 1 and 2 are describing an actual week and that Creation took place over the course of a literal six-day period. Their pastors don’t always help. At a recent conference, one pastor publicly denied a literal six-day Creation. I was both saddened by this and alarmed, recalling that […]
Sad and glad. That is what I am as the commandments come to a close. I am sad because for the past ten weeks I have been meditating on these “ten words” – one per week. Each one had something to give me. Each one showed me how to love God or my neighbor. They […]
The Ninth and Tenth Commandments say, “You shall not covet.” But Covet has a mother and her name is Compare. This means that before one can covet, he must first compare. He must compare two things: what God has given him, and what God has given to another. All coveting begins with comparing. Even to […]
“God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet” (Ps. 47:5). I chose this verse of Psalm 47 for two reasons: today is the forty-seventh day of Easter, and we are still celebrating Christ’s Ascension into Heaven on the fortieth day. There are forty-nine Easter Days (seven sevens), and […]
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another” (John 13:34). Our Lord first spoke these words on the night when He was betrayed, the first Maundy Thursday. And He speaks them again in this moment. Question: How long does “new” last? For example, am I still the “new” pastor of Faith […]