Pursuing love in worship and in life means pursuing self-denial out of selfless consideration for what is good for building up, respecting, and honoring others who are around us.  We see this most supremely in the selflessness of the Lord ...

Christian worship is spiritually rich and personal, but the Apostle Paul reminds us that Christians can sometimes be self-centered and unloving, even in Christian worship.  What does it mean to "pursue love" (1 Cori. 14:1) in Christian wor...

Christian faith and Christian hope need love to work properly in the Christian life.  Love keeps our faith and hope from being insensitive to others and abusing people, as we hold to the truth of God by faith and promote the cause of Chris...

If you don't exercise, your muscles atrophy and become weak.  It is the same in the Christian life.  We often think about exericising our faith, but we also need to exericise our hope in Christ.  Fyodor Dostoevsky once said, "Tot...

Faith is the essential foundation of Christian life, serving as both a gracious gift from God and our personal responsibility. Just as the roots of an oak tree receive nourishment, our faith receives salvation, providing us with a shield in spi...