Yet John realized that there was something about Jesus that dwarfed his own potential greatness. John’s confession, though brief, is actually a key to life – he is more powerful than I am.
What does it mean to be Missional? Luke 5:27-39 27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” 28...
The ultimate target group for Grace Church of Philly is simply ‘people who need Jesus.’
The gospel is not a lesser, unrefined, more elemental understanding of God’s work of redemption. The gospel is deeper and broader than any biblical theology or systematic theology.
To oppress anyone, especially the disadvantaged, is to show the utmost disrespect for human life. To oppress others, especially the disadvantaged, is to live in blatant violation of the second greatest commandment, "You shall love your...
Sin, Creation, and the Gospel Dr. John P. Davis A biblical view of the created world and of the Christian’s relationship to the created world depends upon how one views sin in relation...
Stop jumping through hoops! Dr. John P. Davis The phrase “jumping through hoops” provokes the image of a circus where a man with a top hat and cane orchestrates clowns and animals that jump through...
I believe that theological reflection, formulation, and interaction are healthy for the believer and the church and that they serve to refine one’s understanding of what biblical texts say about what God has done,...
We may live today assuming that we have plenty of time to think about cleansing, forgiveness, serving God, and eternity. Unpredictable, calamitous, life-ending events remind us that we all live either on the brink of eternity...
What determines the true value of my life’s work? John Davis The apparent success of the wicked and the seeming triumph of evil may lead us to ask questions about God and about the investment...