The church of Ephesus got off to a strong start and functioned as a faithful assembly for some years. Paul’s letter to this group of believers, written around the year AD 60, contains none of the corrective passages that we find his other church epistles. This city in Asia Minor,...

Our identities can be fragile things. Insecurities color the way we see ourselves. Nervousness and anxiety can settle into our hearts when we are confused about who we are. This is precisely the reason that the first book of the Bible was written. Yes, Genesis includes words from God given...

  Am I enough? This nagging question can cause us to soul search – but is it the right question? Self analysis helps in accessing our goals, but not in interpretation of all the facts. The trifecta of shame, guilt and fear cause us to be fragmented, resulting in a...

The world offers many but inadequate "mirrors" to us, which will reveal to us only who we are in the flesh. Only by drawing near to Him, His Word, His people will we get a clear picture and firm conviction of who HE says we are in Him.

The matter of our identity as people is addressed early in our Bibles. Genesis 1 and 2 define the essence of humanity in clear terms. The Lord made man from the dust of the earth, and man was made alive by a puff of His breath. The Creation account starts...

"One individual life may be of priceless value to God's purposes, and yours may be that life." (Oswald Chambers):

Be sure that no matter how much we think we know, we all have much to learn from grace, the divine teacher (Titus 2:11,12)..