How should we approach this school year?

How should we approach this school year?

“We walk by faith not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:7) is a Christian maxim that is more and more top of mind these days. At the very least, the saying means we don’t know or understand all that’s going on right now in our current circumstances, especially circumstances which...
The Thanksgiving Habit: Give Thanks Always

The Thanksgiving Habit: Give Thanks Always

It seems like summer just ended, but even here in southwest Texas – even if for only a few days – Fall is in the air. As November arrives with a few days of cooler weather, students — not to mention faculty and staff — are beginning to look toward the holidays....
How to Live in the New Heaven and Earth

How to Live in the New Heaven and Earth

Paul’s already told us which behaviors to put away in order to demonstrate that we live in the new order. But putting away a behavior is not sufficient; virtue consists of so much more than merely the absence of vice. Which behaviors ought we to put on in place...
5 Ways You Can Keep Your Baptismal Promises

5 Ways You Can Keep Your Baptismal Promises

It is wise and sober on the part of any Christian to know that we are not above sin.  The devil “prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8) In Colossians 3:5 Paul lists five types of behavior which are no longer to be...