Faith That Refuses to Bow

The Bible in a Year “Then Nebuchadnezzar said, ‘Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.’”Continue reading “Faith That Refuses to Bow”

Faith Was Never Meant to Hide

DID YOU KNOW The Christian life calls us to humility, but humility must not be confused with invisibility. Making much of God certainly requires making less of ourselves, yet we can misuse that truth as permission to remain silent when Christ should be confessed. Acts 9 presents a newly converted Paul who does not retreatContinue reading “Faith Was Never Meant to Hide”

A Faith Worth Suffering For

As the Day Ends “So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.” —Acts 5:41 As the day ends, Acts 5 brings us face-to-face with a Christianity that refuses to promise comfort without a cross. The apostles had been arrested, threatened, and beatenContinue reading “A Faith Worth Suffering For”