Whoever had seen Jesus had seen God

The greatest sermon ever preached opens with nine statements of blessing. Blessed are the poor in spirit, the mourners, the meek, the pursuers of righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, the persecuted and the reviled. They have been named after the Latin word "beatus" which means happy…

If all we knew was God's greatness, we might fear and reverence Him, but it might be nothing but dread. God's greatness exists fully with His goodness. God is a God of holiness, of righteousness, of justice, and of sovereign authority, and He is a God of mercy, patience, long-suffering,…

If ever we are to have children who go on to love God wholeheartedly, it will not only be because of our instructions, our actions, our routines and our rituals. It will be very much because of how we portray God's authority and God's grace. The best place to see…

God knows that we are not only shaped from the inside out, with teaching and truth that is in our hearts and minds and then fleshes out. We are also shaped from the outside in. We are embodied beings. We inhabit time and space. How we experience time, and what…

Shaping the heart of those who live in our homes is not just one thing, because a home life is not just one thing. It is many things. But fundamentally, the home is a place of teaching, of discipling. This love of God is to be communicated, taught, explained, demonstrated…