“Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.” Ephesians 1:4 In love … These words have a reassuring weight. For years they comforted me the way God’s rod and staff comfort the Psalmist, the way a baseball bat comforts you when […]

“And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[b] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.

“And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[b] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.

“The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes” Psalm 19:7-8 In Psalm 19:7-8, David pens four succinct couplets, pairing a declaration about

“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 When I was in seminary, my professor and president, J. Robertson McQuilkin told us a story of his years as a missionary in Japan. As a young missionary,