SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“… Paul had more than his share of “tribulation.” The root of the Greek word has to do with “pressure” that presses us down. That is,...

“…sin lies in the direction of the will…A person sins when he looks upon his life as if it belonged only to him…It is necessary for...

“We only maximize our efforts when we are in trouble. The problem is that in this way, we need trouble in order to develop, and God might...

“All of the writings in the New Testament clearly presume that suffering is universal – everyone suffers. There is no teaching in the New...

“It is very interesting that…it is only when God “empties himself” for the life of the world, that He actually takes on being. Before...

“Human life consists of two components: one is internal, invisible, and the other external, visible. The first is all the spiritual...

“Facts are those things that are objectively verifiable—the boiling point of water, the diameter of the Earth, and so on. But even though...

“We should pray for the ability to distinguish discernment from judgment. The word discernment is derived from the idea of perception. It...

“During the first century, the people of God envisioned the Messiah as a descendant of David (Matthew 12:23) who would conquer nations...

“Our culture is rooted in assumptions of radical individualism. It believes that we are not only distinct and separate from everything...