When John was preaching to the crowds in the first century, he was pointing forward in time toward the arrival of the Messiah.
Continue ReadingThe entire purpose of Jesus becoming human and making his home among us is summarized in the passage from Isaiah read by Jesus.
Continue ReadingChildren massacred. Mothers grieving. Families displaced. Tyrants enraged. Merry Christmas!
Continue ReadingStories of two church plants becoming autonomous; further resources for The Gathering; and end-of-year giving.
Continue ReadingMatthew 2 points to the intrigue and suspicion that often was a part of life among the inhabitants of the King’s retinue.
Continue ReadingThis past year, two NAB Multiplier churches went through the process of becoming autonomous from their sending churches.
Continue ReadingJohn, full of judgment, rebukes the presumptuous, righteous Jew who felt their heritage guaranteed their salvation.
Continue ReadingIn The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis, the Pevensie children undertake a harrowing sail into “smooth, solid blackness.”
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