Theme of the Day: The Christian Waits: Focused on Future Glory Childbearing is an excruciating process. Yet each day countless women, wanting a baby, willingly become pregnant. This shows that pain can be endured if we know it is temporary and that happier times come immediately after. Likewise, the time in between Christ’s first and […]

Theme of the Day: The Christian Waits Steadfast in the Faith Jesus told his followers, “You will be hated by everyone because of me” (Matthew 10:22). Satan and the world hate Christ and anyone who confesses faith in Christ. So, the time in between Christ’s first and second coming is going to be perilous for […]

Theme of the Day: The Christian Life Values Godly Government The Christian’s relationship to government is informed by our understanding that we are citizens of two kingdoms. God’s right-hand kingdom is his kingdom of grace where he delivers from eternal death. God’s left-hand kingdom is his kingdom of power where he rules by law through […]

Theme of the Day: Our God Invites Unworthy Sinners to Participate in His Blessings There are invitations we might be tempted to reject: an invitation to an event you are not interested in, an invitation to a party that takes place at the same time as something else you want to do. There are other […]

Theme of the Day: Our God Patiently Seeks Fruits of Faith Patience is a virtue. But can too much patience be a vice? If you are too patient, waiting to see if that pain in your stomach goes away with time, you might make a problem worse. If you are too patient with an incompetent […]