Right after his baptism Jesus went through a series of temptations. He overcame each temptation by using the word of God. His victory in these temptations was not only a demonstration of his power to defeat the enemy, but an example set for us to follow when we are tempted. The temptations that Jesus went [...]
Sometimes it feels like our lives are always part of the losing team. In baseball when a team is continuously losing the first option is to change the manager. The same thing happens in our lives: we should stop trying to manage our team and allow Jesus to take that responsibility. When Jesus was on the [...]
The winning team What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? – Romans 8:31-32 When I was [...]
When we listen to the daily news it is easy to get frustrated and lose our perspective. As Christians, we wonder what we can do to stop this endless violence. It is also possible that a sense of anger arises in us against the people involved in all this violence. It is also difficult to [...]
