Obedience

16 studies

After lunch, the owner of the cafe warned us, "You must download this app that tells you about the potholes." I thought...

As the volunteer leaders gathered, a pastor exhorted us: "Remember, this event is not just about serving the community....

In 1522, when the Protestant reformer Martin Luther published his German translation of the New Testament, he placed Heb...

I want to evaluate God's ideas and follow the ones that make sense. If his suggestions are difficult, costly, or even in...

The discolored, funky-smelling jerseys made middle school P.E. bad enough. But the worst part was when teams were picked...

Who am I to question someone’s faith? It’s the kind of accusation that abusive leaders use to destabilize and control. E...

In February 1941, during the German bombing of London in World War II, James Welch of the British Broadcasting Corporati...

After I resigned from RZIM, I resolved to never start an online community again. I'd run one for RZIM. Seeing it shut do...

"Why is this in the trash?" My wife reached into the trash can, pulled out the paper she saw, and then placed it in the...

"Would you do anything God wanted you to do?" I hesitated. "I think so." Then I added, "But what if he asked me to...

Toward the end of his life, the missionary John Paton recalled how his father, James Paton, saw him off to college. His...

An anonymous poster to an online forum wrote, "I am a new Christian. I sin a lot. I am such a bad person. I insult other...

In high school, my Bible study leader did a verse-by-verse study on Ephesians. By the end of it, I was convinced that pr...

After I finished my D.Min. at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, I had to reckon with what my Major Project had conclu...

In seminary, I spent fifteen minutes a day memorizing Scripture. It seemed like the kind of thing a future pastor should...

I invited a friend to join a new small group that my wife and I were starting. He asked me what to expect. I wanted t...

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