Reflecting on death can teach us to live fully in the precious present. Instead of blindly blundering through our lives, we need to notice the ways in which the world seeks to change us. In doing so, we will not succumb to the gradual downward pull of the world but will renew our minds in Christ.
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The Spiritual Life: The Past, Present, and Future of Relationships
How long will our relationships last? Ken Boa discusses the past, present, and future aspects of our relationships.
Read MoreBeing, Knowing, and Doing—Part 27 (Stewardship Continued)
Stewardship extends beyond finances and giving to time management. Like other finite resources, time is limited. Therefore, let us learn how to use it wisely.
Read MoreEaster Past, Present, and Future: 2019 Easter Message
An encouragement to remember Christ’s death (Easter past), to live in light of His resurrection (Easter present), and to do so more and more in view of His coming (Easter future).
Read MoreTime: Part 3—The Inadequacy of Conventional Views
The fact that God’s view of time is different than ours and that there are many instances of precognition (seeing events before they happen, as in the case of John and the book of Revelation) are two reasons to reject our conventional view of time as complete. While some have proposed multiple dimensions of time to explain these phenomena, there’s much we simply do not know, except that our ordinary sense of time seems to be inadequate.
Read MoreThe Meaning of Easter
Easter morning is the central event in human history, and we can think of this historical occurrence in three tenses: Easter past, Easter present, and Easter future.
Read More1 Peter Study, Part 20 (at Christ Church): Stewards of Grace
Peter encourages his readers, in light of the brevity of life, to be stewards of the grace of God. To live each day with a doxological purpose. In speaking and in service, make it such for the glory of God.
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