How do we recapture the purpose we were meant to have?
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In one of the most heartfelt of Paul’s letters, he writes his much-loved church at Thessalonica to encourage them to walk with Christ until He returns. Enemies of the gospel had forced Paul to flee the city, but they couldn’t prevent the Apostle from caring for and praying for these people he had poured his life into. Paul sent Timothy to check on the fledgling church and was so encouraged by Timothy’s good report of their growing faith, despite great opposition, that he sent this letter we know as 1 Thessalonians from Corinth.
Was I the only one who was anxious around Valentine’s Day growing up? I distinctly remember worrying about whether my Scooby Doo Valentine’s Cards would be well received and whether I made the list to get something back from my classmates. Valentine’s Day can be awkward and often is filled with unmet and irrational expectations. As this day approaches, my…
It’s about learning to Be Who You Are. And Paul knows the more you know and live your “in Christ-identity”, the more missions will look to you like it does to God! That’s missions in Ephesians (and every one of Paul’s other letters, too).
If you take a snapshot of any short period of time in our lives, it probably looks chaotic, uncomfortable and painful. We can fixate on any one moment of our lives and get discouraged, overwhelmed and impatient. Grace, however, takes the long view. Grace is all about a “not yet” theology of ourselves and others. The Bible makes it very clear that God is not finished with us and this Christian life is a long process (Rom. 8:18, 2 Cor. 4:15-18, 1 Pet 4:12, etc.). Jesus