Diverse but United

When you share the Gospel with unbelievers, they like to throw up the diversity of Christian expression as something to discredit the claims of Jesus. “What’s up with all the Protestant denominations?” they ask. “Why can’t Christians agree on what the Scriptures say? Doesn’t that indicate you don’t have a unified message?” The expectation behind [...]

Feeling the Pressure?

We’re not sure how Jesus was feeling when He said it. Was He sad? Frustrated? Stressed out? Or just lamenting? Whatever the case, it was a heads-up moment for His disciples—a foretaste of what lay ahead for them. In Luke 12:50 Jesus says, “I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under [...]