Perhaps you have been following the global news. If so, you are aware of the hurricanes pummelling the United States. A couple of weeks ago it was Harvey. As I write, it is Irma. Jose is following frighteningly close behind Irma. Hurricane Harvey caused $160 billion damage as it flooded Houston, Texas—the fourth largest city in the United States. There have been heroic … [Read more...]
Strength to Stand (Ephesians 6:10–13)
The Korean War, which commenced on 25 June 1950 and ended three years later (27 July 1953), caught the United States military unprepared. In the first six months, the United States suffered devastating defeats, resulting in thousands of deaths. Retreat became the order of the day. Things looked hopeless. In This Kind of War, author T. R. Fehrenbach evaluates why this was so. … [Read more...]
Corporate Prayer (Acts 2:42)
As a church, we recently made some changes to the format of our Sunday evening service with the view of emphasising corporate prayer as a church family. There have been some teething issues, and a good amount of reflection as to whether this was a good move. But having vacillated on this, having worked through some theological and ecclesiological issues, and having listened to … [Read more...]
Jesus in the Workplace (Ephesians 6:5–9)
Bobby Bonner was a professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles. When he was converted, he became a fervent evangelist, sharing Christ with whomever he came into contact with. His coach was a man by the name of Earl Weaver. One day, Weaver told Bonner that he needed to leave Jesus out of the locker room. Bonner replied, “I can’t do that. I’m a Christian and Jesus is … [Read more...]
The Reformed Family (Ephesians 6:4)
There is a lot of talk, and much being written, these days about the Reformation of the sixteenth century. Rightly so. One of the lessons we learn from this work of God is that the church is to be always reforming. The church is to always be reformed in accordance to the Word of God. One particular area where the church is to always be reforming is with reference to the … [Read more...]