By Pete Briscoe
September 30, 2019
You’d think sincere and pure devotion to Christ would be one of the qualifiers God looks for in a person He calls to pastor. You’d think. Paul writes...
By Pete Briscoe
September 29, 2019
The law was not designed to bring freedom. It was designed as a fence creating a place of captivity and protection for God’s people. Paul knew the first step
By Pete Briscoe
September 28, 2019
The law is not designed to make you a disciple. The law is designed to make you desperate.
As sin increased and darkness flourished, the law came...
By Pete Briscoe
September 27, 2019
Some scholars suggest the law is “provocative.” It not only names our sins, but also causes sin to increase. I agree.
When I was a little boy...
By Pete Briscoe
September 26, 2019
Before you rip out the pages of Deuteronomy and Leviticus, let’s wrestle with the biblical tension between law and freedom. If the law can’t save me, then why did God...
By Pete Briscoe
September 25, 2019
Tension results from unknowns. It exists to keep an audience engaged and asking good questions.
By Pete Briscoe
September 24, 2019
I don’t miss the days before GPS, when I would end up at my surprise destination and wonder, Where did I go wrong?
By Pete Briscoe
September 23, 2019
The word bewitched is used only once in all of the New Testament. It means “to be fixated upon something that is going to destroy you.”
By Pete Briscoe
September 22, 2019
Choices, choices, choices. We usually like them. What do I want on my burger? What should I do this weekend? And most of us like to keep our options...
By Pete Briscoe
September 21, 2019
Some time ago, I was watching a cross-country running race. Individuals from several high schools running their hearts out mile after mile.