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Dec, 20, 2011 0
Sometimes we all feel overwhelmed. Rich and poor, highly educated and barely educated, small organizations and large organizations; all feel overburdened and overworked at times. This is especially true when we try to measure our worth or success by unreasonable and unbiblical standards. There…
Dec, 20, 2011 0
In those places where Christmas is celebrated on December 25, many of us spend the first days of the new year calculating the cost of Christmas. In those global areas where gifting others, including one's immediate family, is practiced, our generosity often exceeds our immediate resources. It is…
Dec, 20, 2011 0
The miracle and glory of Christmas was the wondrous condescension of God in becoming man. “Great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh” (1 Timothy 3:16).
This truth, accepted by reason, is the key that unlocks the gospel. Jesus was not a man who became God; He was God revealed…
Dec, 20, 2011 0
The miracle and glory of Christmas was the wondrous condescension of God in becoming man. “Great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh” (1 Timothy 3:16).
This truth, accepted by reason, is the key that unlocks the gospel. Jesus was not a man who became God; He was God revealed…
Dec, 20, 2011 0
Christian theology is always seeking to balance the transcendence of God – God’s “otherness” – with the imminence of God – God’s “nearness.”
A class example of this striving for balance can be found in a key debate between followers of reformer John Calvin (1509-1564) and those who came to follow…
Dec, 20, 2011 0
What does holiness today look like? Oh, I am not talking about Holiness Today, this magazine, as much as I like it. I am asking an altogether different question. What does it mean to be a holy person in the media-saturated, politically-divided, and economically-savaged social context in which much…
Dec, 20, 2011 0
What does holiness today look like? Oh, I am not talking about Holiness Today, this magazine, as much as I like it. I am asking an altogether different question. What does it mean to be a holy person in the media-saturated, politically-divided, and economically-savaged social context in which much…
Dec, 20, 2011 0
Jeff and Karen did not fit the stereotypical "used car salesmen" image. I met them after buying a used car from the dealership they had recently acquired. The salesperson wanted to be sure to introduce me to them before I left in my "new" used car. I was favorably impressed.
These new business…
Dec, 11, 2011 0
Q: Some people in my church are uptight about nearly everything. If someone doesn't agree with them, they start judging his or her spirituality. I don't think we're called to agree on everything all of the time. How can I deal with this?
A: Multiple issues are present in this question. The first…
Dec, 11, 2011 0
I would like to share part of the history of our church in Rotterdam, as well as the history of my family, and me as pastor of this church. It isn't as much history as it is part of the journey we are taking as we try to listen to God's voice and respond to His call to serve.
The Church of the…