I was speaking earlier this week with a friend whose son is a Medical doctor. I don’t remember how the subject came up, but my friend was relaying the experience of his son who did residency in a large urban trauma center oriented hospital. My friend...

As Paul begins his letter, he does so in his very customary way of naming himself as the author and stating Timothy as the recipient. Then, he launches into a thanksgiving. In this particular case, his thanksgiving brings him to the time when he first...

First and foremost, Paul’s second letter to Timothy is a call to perseverance. Interestingly, Paul’s letter comes from prison. His encouragement to persevere is not theory, it’s testimonial. (4:6-8) It is widely held that 2 Timothy is Paul’s last...

Ezekiel prophesied from around 597 B.C. to 570 B.C. The book gives us at least 9 “sign posts” along the way to help us with the chronology of Ezekiel’s messages. Without taking you through all of these sign posts, I simply want to point out that these...

I want to talk to you today about the resurrection, but not in a way that gives an argument for the proof of the resurrection, but in a way that asks you to make the belief personal. In fact, in my preparation for today, I came across this statement...

For a couple of weeks now, we have tried to prepare ourselves for Easter around this theme of “My Journey to Easter.” Three weeks ago, we shared together the Lord’s Supper as a way to look at Easter. Two weeks ago, we attempted to look at Easter...

For a couple of weeks now, we have tried to prepare ourselves for Easter around this theme of “My Journey to Easter.” Two weeks ago, we shared together the Lord’s Supper as a way to look at Easter. Last week, we attempted to look at Easter through the...

Last week, we observed the Lord’s Supper as a way to contemplate the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. Today, in very similar fashion, I want to talk about baptism. For those who are already baptized and for those who have not been baptized, I...

We come to an end in looking at this rich passage in Ephesians 6:10-18. We have learned some rich theology as well as practical application for the spiritual battles that we face. First, we overviewed this passage and simply said that as Christians...

We are coming to an end in looking at this rich passage in Ephesians 6:10-18. We have learned some rich theology as well as practical application for the spiritual battles that we face. First, we overviewed this passage and simply said that as...