A place for you.

(An appreciation of those who have gone before us to pave the way for gospel preachers. This article was written by Winfred Clark, a faithful gospel preacher who passed on to his reward on August 11, 1997. His words are still encouraging gospel preachers to this day.) This is a statement made by the Lord to two of the disciples of John (John 1:35-39). He has just pointed them to the Christ saying: “behold the Lamb of God that taketh…

While no one ever wants to get sick, seven hundred miles from home is certainly not where you would choose for it to happen. But that is exactly what happened to Epaphroditus. And he wasn’t just sick – in fact, he almost died. He risked his life to complete the mission entrusted to him by his home church of Philippi. When he recovered, he began to worry – not about any residual effects from his sickness, but about the folks…

“No one ever told me that grief felt so much like fear.” “I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to not be a state but a process.” – C.S. Lewis In moments of great despair, a deep breath, a good cup of tea, and a wandering novel often help pass the time that causes so much pain. But it is the moments in between – while making the tea, sitting down…

There’s more to being a Christian than talking about Jesus or rejoicing in being “saved.” Too often we emphasize our personal, “vertical” relationship with Jesus without thinking how that should affect our “horizontal” relationships with others, where life can be very complicated. Ephesians has some close-to-home application here, teaching that the reason for submitting to one another is “out of reverence for Christ.” Explaining Jesus’ command that we “love one another,” some have stated that “Where love reigns, there is…