We are faniliar with the Great Commission as a call to go with the Gospel. But, did you know there us a Great Invitation--a call to come to Christ? The closing chapter of the Bible underscores this: And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. (Rev. 22:17 NKJV) We pray that you would put on your calendar and get your congregation committed to the "Come to Jes

It was around 1974--and I was a newlywed and a new Christian. Just a few years earlier, I was a pot-smoking hippie saying "Peace brother," and a supporter of George McGovern's run for President. Abortion was not on my radar--until I made a flippant remark about it as I stood in the kitchen of our mobile home. The horrified look on my sweet little wife's face, and her blunt words in my face let me know I might ought to study this matter more carefully! I had never seen an ultr

There are numerous things we say as if the Bible teaches them--religious cliches that Scripture does not actually teach. One of those is, "God will not put on you more than you can bear." You will not find that in Scripture. In His providence, God allows crushing burdens to come--that is, if we face them in our own resources. His very purpose is to cause us to cast ourselves on Him for strength. Furthermore, it is to teach us as the Body of Christ how much we need each other.