Corpus Christi is a hot place. When we lived there, I saw what amazed me: a man, walking. It wasn’t once or twice. I saw him nearly every day, walking…
On our way to Pentecost, I’m considering Baptist pastor and church consultant Thom Rainer’s insights regarding a decline in evangelism in the church over the past, well, decades. The Acts…
“All the wrongs you have done to me” (3:11). Oof. Did you pick up that God is speaking here to His own? God says He will remove. He will purify. …
I dread getting God’s Word wrong. In the interests of full disclosure, this proclaimer of God’s Word also dreads parts of God’s Word. There are parts that seem hard to…
If you were to take everything in your bank account right now and give it to God, how would you survive the rest of the day, let alone the rest…
Who’s up for a fifteen hour walk? It’s about fifty miles from the Sea of Galilee to the city of Tyre, going northwest. That’s almost to Eagle Lake. The walk…
God sent Jesus to be our Redeemer, our Savior. Redemption comes with a cost; payment must be made, satisfaction given. The one wronged—God—must be satisfied. I don’t have the…
Paul wants us to live with concern for the discipleship of others. This is part of a larger discussion of the uses and abuses of freedom. We have been…
Though it was not a Sunday and the church was not open, the grieving widow called the pastor, asking if he would open the church for her. She needed…
Bible Text: Philippians 2:1-16 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Series: For Progress and Joy in the Faith | Bethel knows the blessing of unity, and Bethel has known the ache…