False Hope in a Fake Jesus

In what way do we most often think of Jesus? Do we think of him most often in terms of how he might help with our problems? Do we sometimes fall into the trap of thinking Jesus’ entire purpose is to make us happy?  Has mainstream Christianity lost a real, biblical view of Jesus in all of his glory!? Our…

Does Biblical Knowledge Matter?

We just started the book of Colossians at Raintree, and I’ve already been challenged just by Paul’s introductory remarks in Chapter 1… The second part of verse 9: “We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may…