Have you ever been completely wrong about someone you love? Dead wrong. The kind of wrong where you were 100% certain you knew what was going on, only to discover later you had no clue what was actually happening? The Israelites found themselves in exactly this...
Notice that when Paul instructs Titus about different groups in the church—older men, older women, young women, young men—he never uses family designations like fathers, mothers, sons, or daughters. Why? Because the church is designed to fill in the gaps. Not everyone...
Notice the verb tense in verse 12: grace is “training” us—present continuous action. Not “trained” (past tense, already done). Not “will train” (future tense, someday). But “training”—happening right now, ongoing,...
Why didn’t Jesus and the apostles call for the immediate abolition of slavery? Why didn’t they organize protests, lead political campaigns, or attack the unjust system directly? Here’s the revolutionary answer: because Christ’s approach was to...
We live between two appearances of Christ—two epiphanies. The first brought grace and salvation; the second will bring glory and consummation. Between these two events, we live in the “in-between.” The “already” of Christ’s first coming...
