Written by Michael Kelley Life is about making decisions. Most of the decisions we make we don’t really pay attention to; we choose what radio station to listen to, what to eat for dinner, or what movie to go see. We don’t spend hours agonizing over decisions like that; the choice presents itself and we…
Read More
Written by Michael Kelley One of the exhortations we find in 1 Peter 3:13-22 is to be ready: “Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you” (1 Peter 3:15). For the Christian, “readiness” is our daily posture. We are to live…
Read More
The stone the that the builders rejected – this One has become the cornerstone… (1 Peter 2:7). The cornerstone. The first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation. As the first stone laid, it becomes the reference point for all other stones laid subsequent to it. Everything finds its definition in this one…
Read More
Uniquely Sober-Minded Disciples (1 Peter 1:13-25) Written by Michael Kelley – Director of Groups Ministry at Lifeway Christian Resources There is a certain kind of seriousness that is uniquely Christian. That’s not to say Christians don’t smile, tell jokes, or generally enjoy life; far from it in fact. Christians ought to be the kinds of…
Read MoreWe live in a culture that thinks truth is relative and subjective; not only is there no such thing as absolute truth, but those who attest to it are arrogant to think so. Yet in Christianity, we not only believe that there is absolute truth, but that the Bible is its measuring stick. There are…
Read More