Relearning the Forgotten Art of Possibility
The following is an excerpt from Josh Branham’s book What Are You Waiting For?: A Young Leader’s Guide to Changing the World, from his chapter on Possibility. I don’t know when it happened, but I’m guessing that along the way you traded possible for practical. Maybe you realized your dream job didn’t pay very well, […]
What Does the Bible Say About Forgiveness?
My girls are ages five and eighteen months, and because we live in a bicultural US-Chinese home, the Nickelodeon show Ni Hao, Kai Lan (2007-2011) is a staple for our entertainment. Just recently, I was watching an episode with my toddler, where the emotional problem-solving lesson of the episode is the importance of forgiveness. Kai […]
Accountability and the Bible: Are Christians Supposed to Hold Each Other Accountable?
Not too long ago, I attended church where I had been the senior minister/pastor many years earlier. After church, I had a conversation with a man about a Bible professor we both knew from a Christian university who was teaching pro-LGBTQ theology. I voiced my concern about the increasing influence of more progressive professors on […]
What Does Our Faith Teach That Our Society Needs?
Christianity emerged in a world vastly different from the values espoused by followers of Christ. Slavery was assumed to be a necessary part of a functioning society, and slaves could be thought of as living property and tools.[1] An adulterous wife was a disgrace to be dealt with harshly, but men were free (even expected!) […]
Why Forgiveness Is Important: What Happens When We Do & Don’t
Since forgiveness isn’t usually easy, it’s worth pausing to ask why forgiveness is important. To help us think through the importance of forgiveness, here is what happens when we don’t forgive and when we do. If I don’t cultivate the rhythm of forgiveness . . . The Bible starts with God creating a beautiful world […]
3 R’s of Reconciliation
As a guy who has spent many years in the military, I love acronyms. Physical training, or PT, is something we did five days a week in the military. The exercises include the bend and reach, the rear lunge, the high jumper, the rower, the squat bender, the windmill, the forward lunge, the prone row, […]
How Can I Be Forgiven When I Sin Again and Again?
The Bible teaches that God loves to forgive our sins. All we have to do is to confess them and, where necessary, turn from them (Luke 15:18–22). The most common sins for those with genuine faith are sinful actions that are not premeditated. They involve moments of weakness. Other sins are more deeply rooted and, […]
Offering Perpetual Forgiveness
What should our response be to God’s choice to cancel all of our sin debt? Lead minister Joel Singleton explains how grace is meant to work.
