Category: 828 Newsletter
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Faith and the Beginning: Reflections on Hebrews 11 and Creation
It’s Friday night, and I feel like penning a few words about creation after a fruitful day of family and ministry. I’m having a good time this week applying the principles of William Perkins’ little book, ‘The Art of Prophesying.’ My plan is to experiment with a simple preaching and writing style I learned from…
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Hope for the Broken
“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen… a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench… and in his name the Gentiles will hope.”— Matthew 12:18–21 (ESV) Joseph Parker, a contemporary of Charles Spurgeon, once said that if you preach to broken hearts, you will always find an audience.…
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Creation Still Matters
I want to pull a few threads together here, because the more I sit with this, the more connected it all becomes. Earlier this week, I read a ScienceDaily write-up discussing new research on the Temple of Karnak in Egypt. The article quoted Dr. Ben Pennington, who suggested that the temple’s location was intentionally chosen…
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The First Gospel
Gospel Hope In Genesis 3:15 One of the most remarkable verses in the entire Bible is found just three chapters in. Genesis 3:15—spoken by God in the aftermath of humanity’s fall—has long been called the Protoevangelium, meaning “the first gospel.” Bible scholars and theologians use this phrase because, even in a moment of judgment, God…
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Daily Discipleship
As we step into a new year, I’ve been thinking about a story I recently came across while reading National Geographic’s year-in-review. One photograph in particular stopped me. It showed part of Africa’s Great Green Wall—a project launched nearly 20 years ago to restore life, food, and hope across regions devastated by war, desertification, and…
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Now Things Are Different
As we begin our journey together, I’m grateful we’re starting with Romans 8:1. There’s no better place to open our first devotion than with these words: “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” That single word now immediately catches my attention. It signals a change—something decisive has happened. What…
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