What does it mean to be patient or long-suffering? In 1 Corinthians 13:4 Paul tells us that the first characteristic of biblical love is that it is to be patient or long-suffering. The Greek work makrothymeo is comprised of two parts: macro = long and thymeo = to suffer. Hence, the word long-suffering. It’s a…
There is always a tendency when people write about personal struggles in a public forum for other people to misinterpret their words, to not understand the purposes of their words, for their words to serve as a stumbling block in the sense that their “airing” of struggles “tarnishes” people’s perception of them or worse, individuals…
Thanks Trevin Wax for the factually correct and helpful post. You can read it here.
This afternoon another pastor and I sat down with our stewardship team to discuss our proposed 2012-2013 budget. Our time together was most fruitful as we discussed over the course of an almost two-hour meeting items ranging from utilities and insurance to discipleship and mission partnerships, both domestic and international. I am grateful in a…
Theology Along the Way 