Each Christmas season, the air is filled with smells and bells. Kitchens are filled with lavish meals and desserts, while churches are filled with joyful worshipers. For a brief time, all is right. Fellowship is preferred; faith, hope, and love are expressed; carols and hymns abound, and Christ is honored. But here is something to think … More Enjoying the First but Longing for the Second
Santa Claus is somewhat divine; at least this is how most present him to their children. He is adorable. Santa is worshiped by many around the globe who sing his songs, long to sit in his lap, pray for specific blessings, and leave cookies for when he comes to visit. He is omnipresent. Simultaneously he is found in shopping malls … More Is Santa Just?
Saving faith leads to sanctified faithfulness, and this is the patten of all who are members of the household of faith. These two aspects — saving faith and sanctified faithfulness — ought not be combined as many do in certain religious communities. One is not gradually converted by faithfulness. The declaration of righteousness given by God is not slowly infused. … More Faith and Faithfulness
Unfathomable Grace 