by J. Vaden Cavett | Dec 1, 2017 | Worldview
This essay is unusual for me. It is a systematic presentation of the Bible texts relevant to the topic of the Kingdom, and it contains very few of my own words. My main purpose for writing this booklet is to summarize, from Scripture, how God will transform the world...
by Kyle Andrew Shepherd | Oct 22, 2017 | Lifestyle, Worldview
When we think of transfiguration, what comes to mind? Perhaps Jesus, standing with Peter, James, and John atop a high mountain, with Christ’s face and clothing “shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them” (Mark 9:3)? And after six days...
by Kyle Andrew Shepherd | Oct 15, 2017 | Lifestyle, Worldview
In our last article, “Broken Bread: God’s Hand in Your Suffering,” we looked at the general subject of grief, suffering, trials, tribulations. We see that they are gifts from our Father to fill in our holes, our wants, and for us to take into ourselves and...
by Kyle Andrew Shepherd | Oct 8, 2017 | Lifestyle, Worldview
Why do we go through pain and trials? We often think that as Christians, we must have “Joy, joy, joy, joy down in our heart,” as the song goes, or else something is terribly amiss. Not so. All that is gold does not always glitter. We lose loved ones to death, sin,...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Jul 6, 2017 | Lifestyle, Worldview
The early church ran with a strange and reckless obedience to God, unwilling to submit to any who commanded them to disobey the teachings of our Lord. What inspired such courage? Eugene Peterson gives as good an explanation as any: When Paul’s companion Luke set out...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Jun 15, 2017 | Lifestyle, Worldview
Saturday morning, my sister and brother-in-law buried their son, Ryver. He was 8 weeks old. But Ryver’s 8 weeks were spent in the womb. In the minds of many Americans, that doesn’t count. They would object to me calling what happened Saturday a funeral. It was a...
