Posts with the category “christian-living”

There is a passage in 1 Peter 5 that does something unusual. Rather than addressing the broader congregation, it zeroes in on the leaders of the church, the elders, and gives them a direct and unflinc...  Read More

There is a sign that has become something of a cultural punchline. You have seen it in cartoons, on street corners, and in the background of photographs taken at crowded public events. A disheveled fi...  Read More

Few phrases have haunted the church for decades like “cheap grace,” a term made famous by German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer in his landmark work The Cost of Discipleship. And the more honestly we ...  Read More

When we hear the word purity, our minds often go immediately to sexual morality. While that is certainly a part of biblical purity, it is not the whole story.Purity means being clean, unstained, and f...  Read More

There is a passage in 1 Peter that has puzzled scholars and sparked centuries of theological debate. In 1 Peter 3:18–22, Peter speaks of Christ proclaiming to “spirits in prison,” connects the passage...  Read More