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)...
Five years ago, we had the great opportunity to help start a church in Detroit. Now that church is starting a church and we are helping that church get going, too. Check out a bit of their story in his short video. Oh, and here’s a bonus: a couple weeks ago, we...
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....
When people serve in the background in a way that doesn’t give them glory, they are representing Jesus well. So when you see them do that, honor them. This clip comes from the seventh message in the series, Joy Happens, originally given at Riverview Church. You...
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...
Why do we radically count other people as more significant than ourselves? Because we worship a God who did the same thing for us. This clip comes from the fifth message in the series, Joy Happens, originally given at Riverview Church. You can watch the entire...
“Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man. We say that people are proud of being rich, or clever, or good-looking, but they are not. They are proud of being richer, or cleverer, or better looking than...
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...
Christianity can be weird. There are some Christian practices that, without any context, can leave you scratching your head or feeling awkward. One of these practices is prayer. Look at this example from the Apostle Paul: “… for I know that through your...
There’s a story told about William Gladstone, a Prime Minister of England in the 19th century, who had a conversation with a young man about his life’s accomplishments and future plans. After a series of exchanges, the conversation ended with Gladstone...
