Practicing Generosity 2 Corinthians 9:6, Acts 20:35, Discipline, Generosity, Gifts, Giving, Growth, Increase, Luke 21:1-4, Luke 6:38, Matthew 6:21, Practice, Proverbs 11:25, Proverbs 22:9 Practicing generosity is like weightlifting. If you start lifting thirty-pound reps (roughly one-third of your body weight when you’re still one hundred pounds), you… READ MORE
The Essence of God 2 Corinthians 9:7, Acts 20:35, Benefit, Cost, Giving, God's Essence, Imago Dei, Joy, Love, Luke 6:38, Matthew 6:1-34, Meeting Needs, Proverbs 11:24-25, Serving, The Giver “The same writer of John 3:16 says in 1 John 4:8, “God is love.” Which I take to mean at least this: giving what’s… READ MORE
A Just Gospel Acts 20:35, Community, Galatians 2:10, God's Love, Hope, Justice, Justification, Loving the Poor, Loving the Vulnerable, Luke 14:12-14, Matthew 5:42, Neighbor, Proverbs 19:17, Social Justice, The Gospel In an article for the Reformed African American Network, Charles Holmes Jr. shares how the gospel can inform the church’s call to social justice…. READ MORE
Volunteer Heroes 1 Peter 4:10, Acts 20:35, Anxious, Calling, Community, Firefighters, Galatians 5:13-14, Hero, John 13:12-14, Matthew 20:28, Risk, Sacrifice, Service, Volunteer Children are often asked, “What do you want to be when you grow-up?” Many little kids respond, “A firefighter!” There is something attractive about… READ MORE
Dad’s Squad Car 2 Corinthians 9:7, Acts 20:35, Car, Enemies, Generosity, Gift, Love, Luke 6:38, Matthew 6:21, Prize, Proverbs 11:24-25, Reconciliation, Sacrifice, Strangers, The Cross This article shares a touching story of a son wishing to buy the cop car his father drove before his untimely death. At the… READ MORE