Worship with abandon
When my husband and I first started to attend the church we now call “home,” we couldn’t help but notice Jack. A man in his fifties at the time, he was clearly someone wh... »
Articles
Faith amidst tragedy
The Philippines is often hit by typhoons and other natural disasters. Sometimes these cause great damage and loss of life. About 12 years ago a typhoon hit a city in the... »
Help for the hard days
I have been so irritable lately. Things that normally would just flow over me seem to hover like a foreboding dark cloud. I wanted to be alone in my room to lament the my... »
From Everlasting to Everlasting
I have loved you from everlasting to everlasting, so great is My love for you (Psalm 103:17)! I have implanted My love and Spirit deep in your heart so that you might fin... »
Once Saved, Always Saved
Some people live in eternal insecurity. They can never be sure, no matter what they do or don’t do, that they will go to heaven when they die. It’s enough to make a nervo... »
Eternal Salvation
The Bible tells us that “God so loved the world”—you and me—”that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:... »
New Beginnings
As the son of a successful corporate lawyer, growing up was pleasant for me. In my early teens my parents sent me to an elite private boarding school. Due to my great int... »
God’s Plan
The core teaching of the New Testament can be found in one of the most beautiful verses of Scripture: ”For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever... »
Why God Sent Jesus
In Jesus we see what God is like. Colossians 1:15: He [Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. Hebrews 1:3: He is the radiance of the glo... »
Less Is Better
I vividly remember the day in my early twenties when I was sitting in the comfortable living room of my upper-middle class home and felt a void and restlessness within me... »
Frequently Asked Questions About Salvation
Who needs it? Most people seem to think God grades on a curve. If you try to be a good person and don’t make too many serious mistakes, you’ll probably be given an averag... »
Receiving the Holy Spirit
Everyone who receives Jesus as their Savior, who is saved and born again, receives a measure of the Holy Spirit. In fact, you cannot be saved without the Holy Spirit, bec... »
God in Three Persons: The Trinity
For the uninitiated, the impression could be that Christianity believes in three Gods—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. But that’s not the case. Christians believ... »