Giving to God
From the early days of the Old Testament, God’s people observed the practice of giving some portion of the best of what they had to God. In the beginning, the practice was…
Emergency Appendectomy
An update from the editors at AdamHamilton.org: Adam underwent an emergency appendectomy Tuesday night and is now recovering in the hospital. He posted these comments on his…
Bearing One Another's Burdens
In the last two posts, we’ve been discussing the power of the team. We’ve looked at how we’re meant to encourage one another, and to challenge one another in the …
Provoking One Another to Love and Good Deeds
In my last post, I talked about the importance of being a member of a team. We looked at how teammates encourage one another. Today, let’s look at how teammates challenge…
The Power of the Team
Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you…
The Two Dimensions of Forgiveness
How often do you find yourself in need of asking for, or extending forgiveness? It happens in my life on a weekly, and often daily, basis. Today, Abingdon Press officially…
I'd Like Your Help With a New Sermon Series
Can you help me? I'm preparing a series of sermons for late August and September entitled, Wrestling with the Bible. Each week I receive questions from some of you about…
Everything Belongs to God
In a previous post, I wrote about cultivating spiritual growth, and subsequently, generosity. As the Holy Spirit continues to work in our lives, we will notice changes in our…
Running God's Race
You can’t turn on the television or surf the Web right now without seeing, hearing, or reading all about the Olympic games. In my last two posts, we have compared the…
Straining Forward
In my last post, we focused on our lives as being like a long Olympic race. We pursue our “prize” — a heavenly, imperishable one — with discipline, focus…