As we begin another new year, it affords us the chance to reflect back on 2025 and give thanks to God for all He did. Most likely, the past year presented new challenges and trials but also surprising blessings. Though we make plans, you never truly know what a year will hold. We wonder, what will God do this year? What miracles will He perform? Obviously, … Continue reading Some Thoughts for the New Year
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God.” (Exodus 20:4-5) As a young Christian, I had a very basic understanding of the … Continue reading Words, Not Images: Why the 2nd Commandment Forbids Images of Christ
The Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, co-equal to the Father and the Son. The Spirit is sometimes referred to as the “forgotten member of the trinity” remaining content in the shadow of the other members. I am grateful there has been a renewed interest in pneumatology over the past 150 years. There are many misconceptions about the ministry of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit … Continue reading Understanding the Ministry of the Holy Spirit
Shepherd the Flock 