I asked a friend recently — one of the wisest people I know — what he’d learned since retiring. “The fundamentals matter!” he replied. “Just keep focusing on the basics. Everything else is application.
Hebrews 10:5-7 is a different kind of Christmas passage. It says:
Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said,
“Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired,
but a body have you
I used to fear that God would send me to Africa.
I knew that I’d signed on unconditionally. God has the right to do whatever he wants with my life. That meant,
I can think of a few reasons not to move to Toronto to pastor or serve.
It’s expensive. It’s the second most expensive city in Canada. It’s still fairly low
I dipped my toe in the cesspool of negativity last week.
I didn’t mean to. I made the mistake of checking social media responses to something I’d written. A little later,