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A Glimpse at Life Under God’s Daily Anger
As the old Puritan prayer reads, “From Your wrath, good Lord, deliver us.” Today, such a sentiment seems foreign, even offensive, in our modern church culture. After all, haven’t we matured from the medieval superstition of the wrath of a vengeful God? Isn’t our …
Hearing His Voice Above All the Distracting Noise
In these uncertain times, many feel uneasy about the state of the world. With Trump’s continual indictments, the escalating war in Ukraine, inflation, deception from our sacred institutions, the growing apostasy of the church, and the clear warnings from Scripture …
Persecution, Growth, and the Underground Church
The parallels between the underground church in China and the early church of the first three centuries are striking. Both suffered intense persecution, being declared enemies of the state. Both responded by holding fast to the foundational tenets of their faith …
Persecution, Faithfulness, and the Love Feast
The last few posts talked about the “agape” or “love feast” and centered on it as a fulfillment of the mandate given by the Lord for His church in Acts 2:42. Just to jog your memory, let me share the four practices the early church devoted themselves to that allowed …
What Did the Agape or Love Feast Look Like?
As with most of life, all good things must come to an end. Some by natural design and others by more sinister means. We can say the same for the “love feast,” which was a foundational aspect of worship during the church’s first three centuries that met its demise …
Two Out of Four Ain’t Bad… No, It’s Real Bad
Scripture never leaves us guessing, it always provides an answer or points us in the right direction regarding our life with Christ. For example, if you want to know how to pray, Jesus lays it out for us in Matthew 6 in a passage affectionately known as the Lord’s …
