The word “submission” comes with a lot of baggage. In our day and culture, everyone tends to view the term exclusively negatively. And so, when they encounter the term in the Bible, they assign all that baggage and negativity to their reading of scripture. But biblical submission is far more nuanced and beautiful than our modern concepts of it are. So I am always on the … [Read more...] about Submission as Dancing
Staying Steady in a Wobbly World
We live in a wobbly world. Have you ever felt the wobble? I have... I once went to the WonderWorks museum in Pigeon Forge. And to enter a particular part of the building, you had to go through a little tunnel. But there was one catch: the tunnel walls were spinning around the walkway in the middle. The effect was so disorienting that as each person entered the … [Read more...] about Staying Steady in a Wobbly World
Learning from the Snake
Snakes... Most people don’t like snakes. The picture above is probably triggering some of you right now. They just look scary. They are also sneaky, which means they often surprise and frighten us. In the Bible, they have many negative associations, too. Satan appears to Adam and Eve as a snake (Genesis 3:1; cf. Revelation 12:9). The legalistic Pharisees and … [Read more...] about Learning from the Snake
How to Talk About Jesus (Without Being That Guy)
HOW TO TALK ABOUT JESUS (WITHOUT BEING THAT GUY):PERSONAL EVANGELISM IN A SKEPTICAL WORLD By Sam Chan If you are looking to grow in personal evangelism, if you want to open wider your eyes to the mission field around you, this is the book for you. In How to Talk About Jesus, Sam Chan provides a very practical look at learning to live evangelistically. For Chan, … [Read more...] about How to Talk About Jesus (Without Being That Guy)
Learning from the Ant
"Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise. Without leader, administrator, or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food during harvest." - Proverbs 6:6-8 (CSB) These verses reveal three lessons we can learn from the ant… 1. The ant works hard. Ants are always busy. You see them all over the place, scurrying around in search of … [Read more...] about Learning from the Ant