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How God opened up the Kingdom at a Local Church Part 2 – Ross Ramsey
Second part of the story
How God opened up the Kingdom at a Local Church Part 2 – Ross Ramsey
Second part of the story
A Good Word: ὀφθαλμός “eye”
Isn’t it interesting that we often ignore the importance of our body parts when they are…
A Good Word: ἐλπίς “hope” (in 1 Peter 3:15)
1 Peter 3:15 is a well-known verse. It often appears in Bible memory verse packets. While…
A Good Word: חסה – To take shelter
It was the most important day of my life. Though it was over 60 years ago,…
A Good Word: κύριος — Lord
The title “Lord” (κύριος) is rather innocuous today. We apply this title to anything resembling authority.…
A Good Word: πιστός – Faithful
Memories from my childhood bring a mix of emotions. My parents divorced when I was five,…
A Good Word: χάρις – Grace
Matthew 18:23–35 recounts one of Jesus’s well-known parables in which a servant, after being forgiven an…
A Good Word: υἱοθεσία – Adoption
Many people have personal experience with adoption–either as an adopter, an adoptee or knowing someone who…
Pursuing the Next Generation
In this episode, Bill Hendricks and Greg Stier discuss how impactful youth can be when they…
A Good Word: ἀγαθός – Good
In an encounter recorded in the Gospels, a wealthy man met Jesus on the road and,…
Leading Like Jesus…with TLC
Many people use the initials TLC to mean tender, loving care. When we look at the…
Building Bridges, Cultivating Community: Leadership In Houston
LEADERSHIP EXAMPLES AT HOMEThe development of leaders begins in childhood. The qualities and character people bring…
Riot of Ephesus: The Challenge of a New Identity in Christ
Excavations at Ephesus enable us to picture what we read in Acts. Archaeologists have discovered the…
Leadership Lessons From the Life of Moses
As a young seminarian in the mid-1980s, I carried pain from my family’s past. The origin…
Portrait of a Small-Church Leader
Before I became a DTS student, my wife and I were members of Bethany Bible Church…
A Good Word: ἐξουσία – Authority
When I was in college, I studied classical guitar. As you can imagine, the mix of…
A Good Word: δόξα – Glory
Once, I watched a solar eclipse. I stared in fascination as the small circle of light…
A Good Word: εὐαγγέλιον – Gospel
You may have heard the word “gospel” (euangelion) used in two different ways. This key term…
A Good Word: βασιλεία – Kingdom
“A long time ago in a kingdom far, far away…” Many of us are familiar with…
A Weary World Rejoices: Isaiah 9:1-7
Every Christmas season, Snoopy, of Peanuts fame, is displayed frequently in Christmas decorations. This is largely…
The Struggle with Temptation
Tim Lundy continues to talk about different struggles in ministry with a focus on temptation, reiterating…
Who Do You Think You Are?
Dr. Joe Stowell, president of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, MI, discusses living out the identity…
Jesus: Qualified for Our Allegiance
Dr. Vic Anderson, department chair of Pastoral Ministries at DTS, discusses the three temptations of Jesus…
More Than Bread: How the Arts Can Breathe Life into a Placeless Culture
With the announcement of the imminent bombing of Phnom Penh by the United States, Pol Pot…
