Black as Sin: Hating our Sin

When Christ bore our sin, He didn’t just go straight to Hell. We often think that He did. Why? Because we treat sin as being bad only for the consequence that we were cast out of paradise.
But that is not the case. Before Jesus descended to Hell, He was beaten, mocked and spit on; He [...]

Ephesians on the Reason for Working

For a while now, I’ve been thinking about living on $30k a year (excluding tithing or saving) by living wisely in order to leave the rest of my salary for more worthy pursuits: supporting the church (especially missionaries), artists and writers, et al. It would reduce my love for things of this world and keep [...]