Galatians 2:20

God’s Stonemason

2 Timothy 2:21, Believers, Ephesians 2:10, Evangelism, Galatians 2:20, God's Plan, John 14:12, Matthew 5:14-16, Mission, Partnering, Philippians 2:12-13, Purpose, Purpose of the Church

N. T. Wright describes partnering between believers and God through describing a stonemason working on part of a great cathedral. This particular worker is…

Compelling Conversions

2 Peter 3:9, Acts 3:19, Conversion, Ephesians 1:7, Evangelism, Faith, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 3:13, Grace, Hebrews 9:15, Isaiah 44:22, John 10:10, John 3:16, Love, Redemption, Salvation, Stories, Witnessing

God’s grace, redemption, and abounding love is offered to all of us no matter our backgrounds, past mistakes or the struggles we face. Christianity…

Character Development

1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 2 Peter 3:18, Change, Character, Development, Ephesians 4:22-24, Galatians 2:20, Growth, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 2:13, Salvation, Sanctification, Transformation

The best stories have character development. This is where a character changes throughout the events of the story. For example, the 2008 blockbuster movie Iron…

Get Out of Jail Free

1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Change, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 5:16, Heaven, Hell, Life, New Life, Philippians 1:6, Relationship with God, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 6:1-23, Romans 6:6, Salvation, Sanctification, The Gospel, Transformation

One of the best cards you can draw in the game Monopoly is the “get out of jail free” card. It completely lets you…

Recognition

1 Corinthians 11:1-2, 1 Peter 2:9, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Character, Christ's Example, Christian Life, Christlikeness, Ephesians 5:1, Faith, Fruit, Galatians 2:20, Identity, Recognition, Relationship with God, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 8:29

Do you have facial recognition on your phone? This technology allows you to unlock your phone based on the particulars of your face, in…

God’s Stonemason

2 Timothy 2:21, Believers, Ephesians 2:10, Evangelism, Galatians 2:20, God's Plan, John 14:12, Matthew 5:14-16, Mission, Partnering, Philippians 2:12-13, Purpose, Purpose of the Church

N. T. Wright describes partnering between believers and God through describing a stonemason working on part of a great cathedral. This particular worker is…

Body and Soul

Body, Deuteronomy 4:29, Ephesians 1:7, Faithful, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 3:13, Hope, Joshua 22:5, Matthew 16:26, Matthew 22:37, Psalm 62:1, Redeem, Resurrect, Soul

“Not everything you read on the internet is true,” Abraham Lincoln is often quoted as saying. It’s a ridiculous claim intended to remind us…

Battles We Continue To Fight

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 John 4:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Battle, Galatians 2:20, Identity, New Life, Now And Not Yet, Philippians 2:13, Romans 7, Romans 8:1, Salvation, Sanctification, Sinful Nature, Struggles With Sin

Romans 6:8-14 captures the central tension of the Christian life on earth: we have died to sin, but we still sin. Why do we…

A Conservationist’s Observations

1 Corinthians 11:1, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Action, Application, Behavior, Belief, Discipleship, Faith, Galatians 2:20, James 1:22-25, James 2:17, John 14:15, John 8:31-32, Knowledge, Luke 6:46, Matthew 28:18-20, Obedience, Spiritual Life, Understanding

Discipleship is important because our faith is not grown simply by learning more about God. Conservationist Cara Daneel explained that environmental education experts found…

The Gospel Is Love

Christ's Love, Ephesians 2:4-5, Fruits of the Spirit, Galatians 2:20, Gospel, John 15:9-17, John 3:16, Kindness, Love, Lover Our Enemies, Loving Others, Patience, Psalm 136:26, Psalm 86:15, Romans 5:2-5, Romans 5:8, Romans 8:37-39

At the heart of the gospel is love. God so loved the world he sent his Son, Jesus, to die on the cross (John…

Abandoning Comfort

1 John 3:1-3, 2 Peter 1:3, Abandoning Comfort, Following Christ, Following Jesus, Galatians 2:20, Give, Luke 14:27, Luke 9:23-24, Matthew 16:24-25, Sacrifice, Serve, Take Up Your Cross

In the 19th century, a Belgian priest named Father Damien left the comforts of home behind and moved to the Hawaiian island of Molokai…

Denying Our Desires

1 John 3:1-3, 2 Peter 1:3, Denying Ourselves, Following Christ, Galatians 2:20, Giving, Helping others, Luke 14:27, Luke 9:23-24, Matthew 16:24, Sacrifice, Self-Sacrifice, Serving

In 1986, Alan and Eric Barnhart started a crane-and-rigging company. They viewed their company as God’s company, though, and decided to cap their income…

Picket-Fence Christianity

Community, Discomfort, Dying to Self, Following Jesus, Galatians 2:20, Living for God, Luke 14:27, Luke 9:23, Mark 8:34, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24, Matthew 8:19-20, Religion

McCracken writes, “Following Christ is not one’s golden ticket to a white-picket-fence American dream. It’s an invitation to die, to pick up a cross”…

An Abundance Of Love

Abundance, Chaos, Christian Walk, Conversion, Expression, Followers, Galatians 2:20, Imagination, John 13:34-35, Love, Psalm 136:26, Romans 5:2-5, Romans 5:8, Searching, Triune

Joseph Loconte’s book, The Searchers: A Quest for Faith in the Valley of Doubt, is an exploration of what happened during the conversion on…

Man of Sorrows

1 Corinthians 15:31, Dying to Self, Faith, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 5:24, God's Will, John 12:24, Lamb of God, Luke 9:23, Mark 8:35, Matthew 10:38, Philippians 2:1-30, Righteousness, Romans 6:1-23, Sacrifice, Sin, Suffered, Surrender

Now Jesus, the perfect and final sacrifice, would die for the sins of all humanity in order to deliver all who believe from sin…

Transformative Empathy

1 Peter 3:15, Acts 1:8, Comfort, Community, Empathy, Evangelism, Galatians 2:20, Kindness, Love, Mark 16:15, Prayer, Romans 1:16, Sharing, Support, Witness

In the May 2015 issue of Christianity Today, Richard Clark highlighted an emerging group of Christian video game-makers who were rising to prominence. Two…

God’s Stonemason

Compelling Conversions

Character Development

Get Out of Jail Free

Recognition

God’s Stonemason

Body and Soul

Battles We Continue To Fight

A Conservationist’s Observations

The Gospel Is Love

Abandoning Comfort

Denying Our Desires

Picket-Fence Christianity

An Abundance Of Love

Man of Sorrows

Transformative Empathy

Who Are You?

Colliding Stories

Elie’s Testimony

Absolute Surrender