There is always a danger – a danger that we will take all the things in our life for granted. We could either begin to think that we deserve what we have – based on some inherent right as humans, or the effort used to attain what we have, or some obligation we think God [...]

If we are going to be a body that reaches into the community, into the world, we will have to constantly remember that life is more than just personal ethics, having the right “code”, performing the right behavior. And following Christ is not something we do alone. We need the encouragement that the body provides. [...]

We encounter trouble. Bad days, month, years. We encounter events that we can’t control. We encounter circumstances under which even when we choose and decide with the best of wisdom, the results are less than we might desire. You may be going through something right now that bends you over, making you need the support [...]

So we have stopped evaluating others by what the world thinks about them. Once I mistakenly thought of Christ that way, as if he were merely a human being. How different I think about him now! What this means is that those who become Christians become new persons. They are not the same anymore, for [...]

This week, keep tuned as we look at receiving, concluding our series on giving. By “receiving”, we mean our dependence on both God and the body. God has designed us to be social beings, interacting and being part of each other. And this is all rooted in our dependence on God himself! A great book [...]