The mantra of our age is: “You deserve better.” What we have … is never enough. And it’s not just that we want more, it’s that we think we deserve more. This doesn’t just affect our attitude toward “stuff” but...
About two weeks ago, the Riv pastors and our wives went on a retreat together. A few days before the retreat, I sent an email to the guys. My email said: Beloved, I am really looking forward to our time together this weekend. You guys are my joy and my crown. I love...
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. (Philippians 2:12—13)...
When we suffer, our natural instinct is to shake our fist at God and ask, “why is this happening to me?” That’s not necessarily a bad thing — God can take it — but we shouldn’t stop there. Think about that guy we meet in the Old Testament: Job....
I found one of my new favorite phrases in the footnotes of my Bible recently. It was attached to this verse: “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you…” Philippians 1:27...
Marriage is hard. Anyone who has made it through the honeymoon period of marriage realizes, in the words of Tim and Kathy Keller that “you always marry the wrong person.” There is no such thing as a fairytale marriage. I hate to burst your bubble but...
