Christ is Lord when he receives our secret obedience
I wrote this letter to my friend, Joe Batchelder, who encourages me every week. One of the things I most appreciate about you is your willingness to help. It…
Isaiah 58.8-14
Then your salvation will come like the dawn, and your wounds will quickly heal. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the Lord will protect you from…
Sex reveals our citizenship
This letter is for my lawyer, work-out buddy, and chess partner Ryan Philips. (I still keep the handwritten note you sent me over my workbench.) You’ve been my friend…
Charity reveals our citizenship
I wrote this letter to Barry Malek, one of our deacons, who has just assumed responsibility for our needs-assistance ministry. One of the defining characteristics of the first Christians…
Ezekiel 36.33-36
When I cleanse you from your sins, I will repopulate your cities, and the ruins will be rebuilt. The fields that used to lie empty and desolate in plain view…
Work reveals our citizenship
This letter is for Matt Dewell, who has seen more terrible movies with me than anyone should ever be forced to endure. More than any other person I know,…
Our citizenship is revealed in the way we live
I wrote this for Andy and Kathy Ladwig, whom I love. For as long as I’ve known you, you have striven for nobility, virtue, and grace. You have been…
Philippians 3.20-21
But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. He will take our weak mortal…
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