It’s time for the church to reclaim the biblical mandate of confession. For many Christians, confession is far from our minds. Church often seemingly requires everyone to put on a mask of perfection, hiding all our flaws and shortcomings. We smile politely, put on our best happy face, and push away all the heaviness of
What you set your mind on will become your mindset. We all strive to overcome sin in our lives. One key to winning the battle is confession. Confession brings sin into the light, and sin cannot survive in the light. Rather, it thrives in darkness, where it remains when left unconfessed and hidden. But also,
Romans 7 has been a challenge for some scholars as Paul openly talks about actually struggling with sin. Some have gone so far as to say that Paul must have been speaking of a time before his conversion, or perhaps he was referencing his childhood. Yet, when one plainly reads the text, he doesn’t speak
I did my first Skype interview this week with the National Critics Choice out of Singapore. One of the questions asked was “What do you think the keys to successful Christian leadership are?” Here’s what I’ve since come up with.
I was recently asked the ultimate question: “When you say you follow Jesus, what do you mean?” I spent several days mulling over my response. This is what I came up with.
I grew up as a pastor’s kid. I remember often going down to the sanctuary, just down the hill from our parsonage, and spending time alone there. Even from a young age, I found a peace in God’s house that I couldn’t find elsewhere. Today, as I sit alone in our sanctuary here at Peerless