We're living in a dangerous world. Physically dangerous, for sure. We're constantly being reminded of that. Everywhere you go, there…

Is there anyone you envy? If there is, we usually don’t like to admit it. But most of us, if we’re honest, have looked at someone else and thought, “I wish I had what they have.” Often, the people we envy are financially successful. If we ask others, “Who are the most envied people?” we’d probably hear a lot of billionaire names…

How do we stir one another up to love and good works? Hebrews 10:25 starts with a clear answer: “Not neglecting to meet together.” The fact that he commands them not to neglect meeting together assumes that Christians were meeting together. This is basic, but needs to be said…

After reminding us of the privileges we have in Christ, the writer of Hebrews calls on us to respond. In Hebrews 10:24 and 25, he highlights one of our most critical spiritual responsibilities: the call to intentional thinking. “And let us consider…” We should notice who he is addressing. He’s talking to us. Not just pastors or church leaders, everyone of us who is a believer. If you have access to God through Christ…

I want to be a deep thinker. How about you? When I talk about being a deep thinker, I am not talking about sitting in a corner and philosophizing. I am talking about obeying Paul’s commands in Colossians 3:1 and 2. “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above…

What do you set your mind on? I will tell you one reason that is an important question. In Philippians 3:19 Paul describes those who walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. “Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with their mind set on earthly things.”

Many of us have been trained to be polite. And I suppose that most of the time that is a good thing, especially if that politeness is motivated by love…

If there’s anything you want to become really good at, it’s speaking the right word. And to speak the right word, obviously, you have to do some thinking about what the right word is. I’ll give you just a couple ideas…

The way God has changed believers should change believers.After reminding us in Colossians 3:1 of the fact we have been raised with Christ, Paul goes on to show…

I think we’ve all had times where we knew what to do but we didn’t really know how to do it. And. Sometimes that can be frustrating. Obviously. Knowing what to do, but not knowing how…

If we are going to grow spiritually we have to reject wrong ideas about growing spiritually. Which, sounds tough, I know, but it's real. There are very wrong ideas about spirituality that will do us serious damage…

Before you can grow spiritually you need to identify and reject wrong ideas of spiritual growth and maturity.In Colossians 2:16-23, the apostle Paul helps us do that by highlighting three characteristics of the kind of teaching…

It is not easy to love people well over a long period of time.Even though we know the importance of love, we often have many excuses for giving up. Perhaps this is why the apostle Paul gives us so many different motivations for persevering…

You don't meet many parents who would say they struggle to love their children. But, sometimes that's only because they aren't really thinking about what it means to love. Love is not just a word in the Bible. It's defined by Christ…

I am good at making simple things complicated. There are a lot of us who have the ability to take something that is straightforward and making it confusing and complicated. It is definitely possible to do that when it comes to marriage and family and parenting…

As believers we are interested in changing. We are interested in growing. In fact, if we say we are Christians, and we are not concerned about overcoming sin and becoming more and more like Jesus, then something is going wrong…

When we are thinking about sin and holiness, and change, if we are talking with someone who is not a Christian, they are enslaved to sin, they are under the dominion of sin, they need the gospel…

It seems loving to try to answer every single question every single person has, but it is definitely not wise.It's not wise because there is a kind of person who just doesn't learn. No matter how long you talk with him…

If all Christians struggle. And.If we are saved by what Jesus did. Then why even talk about pursuing holiness? If we are justified. Already. By Jesus. Why talk about being sanctified? Or…

Tim Keller on Jonathan Edward's distinction between true virtue and common virtue: "There are two kinds of moral behavior: “common virtue” and “true virtue.” Let’s take one virtue: honesty…