Sharing Life and Christ

Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 1 Corinthians 9:16b I feel as if nothing else needs to be said after reading the title and Paul’s words to the Corinthians, but seeing as how I like to talk, I’ll say a few things. There are at least two ways that we can define extroversion. In one sense, it means to be outgoing, to be the life of the party. In the Meyer’s-Brigg’s sense, it seems to mean that a person draws his/her energy from being around people verses the introvert who is recharged by isolating him/herself from people. To be honest, it is hard for me to relate to either of those definitions. As a general rule, I don’t recharge by spending time with people, especially bigger groups. And I certainly don’t very often find myself to be the life of the party (although sometimes I can be a real cut up!). So as a classified introvert, maybe I should have just left it at the opening statement to avoid talking of things that I don’t know much a...

It’s been over a year now since I put a thought on Facebook that generated a surprising debate. While I won’t share the thought just yet, I will say that I still believe I’m right. Over the last several months, I have been convinced that I am not just arguing semantics but arguing for a very central and essential part of the Gospel. And the more rightly we think about the Good News of Jesus Christ, the more we will behold God’s glory and shine like lights in the midst of this crooked and twisted generation that needs forgiveness. But first, let’s make sure that we are on the same page. What exactly is the death that we are being saved from? The death I am referring to is the final and ultimate death that Jesus describes in Matthew 25:31-46. This death is irreversible. And Jesus makes it clear that this death awaits all who have violated God’s commands and remained unrepentant. It is the same death referred to in Revelation 20:11-15 of which it is said, “if anyone’s name was not...