Have you ever made a promise that you had to break? As fallible humans, we sometimes make promises and break them. There are a number of different reasons for breaking a promise (forgetfulness, reveng...  Read More

Do you enjoy getting something new? Could be a low cost item, like a shirt or a hat. A new phone. New shoes. Maybe a new piece of furniture or a new power tool. A new golf club.Or it could be somethin...  Read More

In Ephesians 2, the apostle Paul makes this famous statement: “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no ...  Read More

There’s an old story about a company that manufactured drill bits. They were facing big financial losses, and so their leaders gathered to discuss the declining demand for their bits. And the CEO aske...  Read More

Most of us have seen trials, whether on TV or in real life. There are an abundance of true crime shows and documentaries these days. In most cases, a crime has been committed and the person suspected ...  Read More

The end of Galatians ch. 2 expresses that union with Jesus Christ is enough. Through our union with Him, we’re secure with God, and those who are secure with God are secure, indeed – in this life and ...  Read More

Harold Abrams was a British track athlete in the early 20th century. He’s portrayed in the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire. Abrams was Jewish, and he ran to fight the prejudice he endured as a Jew. He was...  Read More

Last week, we began to explore further the subject of legalism. We all have legalistic tendencies.What I mean is, there are particular things that make us feel justified, as if those things achieve ri...  Read More

You may be familiar with the old hymn The Church’s One Foundation. It’s a wonderful tribute to Christ. The song speaks to His sacrifice for us, and to our union with Him and with each other in Him, an...  Read More

In the region known as Galatia – in modern-day Turkey – there were people called Judaizers. These were Jewish Christians who believed that Gentiles Christians needed to become Jewish – being circumcis...  Read More

There was a crisis in Galatia. John Gerstner calls it “a falsification of the gospel.” Information that is falsified is altered in order to mislead someone. That was the case in the church to whom Pau...  Read More

Have you ever found yourself in a situation that you needed to get out of but you were incapable of getting out of it yourself? To get out of the situation, you needed to be delivered or rescued by so...  Read More