Tina Wilson

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” (Matthew 17:5, NIV) Throughout the Old Testament prophets, we read promises of a coming restoration that would be accomplished by God through […]

From the prophet Amos we read a prophecy against the northern kingdom of Israel that would have greatly surprised them. The warnings of judgment were first delivered against seven nations surrounding Israel: six Gentile nations as well as Judah. The Gentile nations didn’t have a covenant with God, but they were condemned for lack of […]

“Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them?” (Mark 7:18, NIV) Let’s talk about legalism. I know about legalism because I used to be a legalist. At the time, I didn’t believe legalism was really a thing. I’ve actually said to people, […]

We see throughout the Gospel of Matthew that the kingdom of God is a major theme in Jesus’ message. Kingdom can be thought of as a word made up of two parts: king (a sovereign ruler) and “dom” (a domain or territory). Christ’s victory over death ushered in his kingdom, and he is elevated as […]

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” (Matthew 5:17, NIV) We tend to think of God’s Old Testament law as a high standard of righteousness that the New Testament relaxes. Does that fit the facts? Let’s consider […]

If I could go back to the beginning of our church plant journey—spring of 2014 when Matt and I first publicly committed to answer God’s call to plant a church—knowing what I know now, here are the ten things I would tell myself: #1 – Every other pastor’s wife and Christian woman is on a […]

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16, NIV) Let’s dig into the most well-known verse in the whole Bible: John 3:16. Nicodemus believed some things about Jesus. For example, he told Jesus, “Rabbi, we […]

“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14, NIV) Perhaps the greatest truth about God for […]