The Way of Wisdom in the Education of our Children

My church — CityChurch Lawrence — recently spent a couple gatherings discussing the way of wisdom as it relates to the education of our children. We discussed several passages including Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Ephesians 6:1-4, Romans 12:1-2, Titus 2 and many others. The following list is a list of the primary principles we identified. We would […]

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The Scandalon

The cross is an unlikely choice for the symbol of a religion. The Jews have the Star of David as their symbol; the Buddhists a Lotus flower; Muslims display a Crescent and star. These symbols were beautiful or good from the beginning. The cross was a horrible form of execution. Max Lucado understands: “Would you […]

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Grace and Peace

Every letter of the Apostle Paul includes the greeting “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”. Makes it seem pretty important, huh?! See 1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2; Galatians 1:3; Ephesians 1:2; Philippians 1:2; Colossians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:2; 1 Timothy 1:2 (adds mercy); 2 […]

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