There are a number of places throughout the New Testament where Paul writes about individuals by name. Sometimes he is praising their faith and willingness to serve; other times he condemns people by name as false teachers or selfish. This got me thinking: if Paul mentioned you or me in a letter, what would he say?...

Have you ever thought about how we all live in circumstances? That may sound rather obvious, but so often we blame circumstances for our attitude, our sin, or our lack of involvement with the church. We could fill a book with the circumstance-based excuses people make. However, the plain fact is that we all live in circumstances, and everyone’s circumstances are challenging in their own way. If we all used our challenging circumstances as excuses, then the church would...

We all have preferences, opinions, and desires. Sometimes we are very passionate about our preferences on topics such as the order of the worship service, personal dress, features of a new church building, and many more. While strong preferences are fine, problems arise when we treat opposing opinions as personal affronts. This happens when someone allows their ego to dictate their attitude...