Sacred Rest: A Biblical Perspective
The Sabbath principle isn’t merely Mosaic legislation, but Edenic design—not just a command delivered at Sinai, but a rhythm woven into creation’s very fabric.
Articles for tag: Grace
September 3, 2025
Are You Sleep Deprived?
If you’re growing weary in welldoing, I encourage you to adopt a positive “sabbattitude” and find a healthier, more sustainable pace for your life and ministry.
September 3, 2025
Write Sermons for the Ear, Not for the Eye
Preaching is a living transaction between the preacher and those who are listening; the words we speak must represent that truth. So, when you sit down to prepare a sermon, write for the ear, not the eye.
September 3, 2025
The Solomon Foundation: A Ministry Partner for Restoration Movement Churches
Our distinctives as a movement come from Jesus’ high priestly prayer in John 17. In that prayer, Jesus prayed that his Father would protect and direct his disciples into three things: truth, unity, and evangelism.
September 2, 2025
What I Learned in My African Internship
God can use me despite my weaknesses, and he can use my weaknesses to give me a better picture of how much I need him.
September 1, 2025
OFF SCRIPT
Even though Jesus was not the father of his disciples, as their rabbi he led the ritual and retold the old, old story. Then Jesus went off script in Mark 14:22-24.
August 11, 2025
IT IS FINISHED
As we take the bread and the cup today, let’s hold onto this: “It is finished.” The debt is settled. The slate is clean.
July 29, 2025
In Search of a Hiding Place – Psalm 46
You have a hiding place, a refuge. You need to come to the river of God, and reacquaint yourself with the eternal God who by a word moves mountains, destroys armies, and calms seas.
July 21, 2025
The Forgotten Word in Acts 2:38 (Part 1)
No one likes to admit being wrong, so that forgotten word repent sounds unpleasant to our ears, but actually repentance is a reasonable response.
Satan’s Work Today
Satan and his demons are real, active, powerful, and dangerous; but they are no match for our divine and almighty Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
July 3, 2025
Out of Darkness: A Tribute to the Ministry of Ben Alexander
Ben Alexander was an internationally renowned evangelist and founder of Exposing Satan's Power (ESP) Ministries. He came out of a spiritualist background, but devoted his life to Christ and to warning Christians about the dangers of the occult.
The Parent’s Post: Stewarding Adult Children with Grace, Grit, and Snacks
As parents, our job is to do our best and trust God with the rest. We have never been perfect, but God has always been perfect. Like you, we love our children and grandchildren deeply, but God loves them even more. And his love is perfect.
A Story of Deliverance: An Interview with Brian “Head” Welch by Tim Harlow
An interviewed Brian “Head” Welch, guitarist and founding member of the nu metal band Korn. Welch’s story is a testimony to God’s mercy and grace, leading him from Satan’s darkness into God’s light.
July 3, 2025
Should Christians Join the Backlash Against D.E.I.?
The words diversity, equity. and inclusion have value for Christians. There is a uniquely Christian approach to DEI that can serve as a third way amid all the cultural warring and political turmoil.
June 23, 2025
Self-Control: The Flipside of Liberty
“Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control” (Proverbs 25:28), for self-control provides protective boundaries and moral defenses.
June 16, 2025
Empty
On the third day after he suffered and died, Jesus vacated that place of death and he will never return. We continue our worship with a picture of the promise God has in store for every believer.
June 16, 2025
The Persuasive Power of a Gentle Spirit
Gentleness is a fruit of the Spirit, but the concept often has been misunderstood. Gentleness doesn’t equal weakness.
June 9, 2025
Wild Loving
Communion may not qualify as a “home-cooked meal,” but it is a meal that welcomes us home to our Father’s table and foreshadows what awaits when we do go home to our Father.
May 26, 2025
Pierced
Jesus’ sacrificial death was an event of joy along with a time of grief. This time when God’s people gather to partake of Communion should follow that pattern.
What I’ve Learned from Flannery O’Connor about Preaching and Ministry
After reading the letters of Flannery O'Connor, Jeff Dye shares what he has learned about preaching, ministry, and life.
