Practical Steps Toward Unity
In last week’s post, we discussed the concept of spiritual unity and how it profoundly affects our relationships with God and others. Now, let’s dig into some practical ways we can seek unity with our spouses and our fellow believers: Biblical example: Paul vs. the Christians from Judea Let’s start out with a wonderful example […]
Pursuing Unity
In our current culture, unity is something constantly called for and perpetually missing. We all desire peace, both in the church and in our larger communities, but it often seems that unity is a state which is impossible to reach. If we do manage to reach it, it usually involves some sort of compromise, leaving […]
The Abundant Life
At Abide, we frequently discuss the abundant life and the extraordinary plans and desires God has for each one of His people. But what is the abundant life? And how do we start to experience it? God’s Initial Design As we read through Genesis 1 and 2, we see God’s creation process and His original […]
Trusting in the Promises of God
It’s a new year and with the new year come all kinds of resolutions, ideas on how to make the future better, and declarations that this year will be our year… as if that hasn’t been said for each struggle-filled year that has already gone by. After going through a series of new years which […]
Hearing God’s Voice
As we go through life in this world, it is hard to deny the chaos that surrounds us. As Christians, we understand that the world is under the control of the Enemy (1 John 5:19) and that everything is in a constant state of steal, kill, and destroy. When we see things in the world […]