This morning I read Matthew 7:1, the most quoted verse in the Bible: "Judge not, that you be not judged." It occurred to me to ask, why would anyone judge someone else? What is it that makes this instruction necessary? I can think of a few reasons: Because I've been...
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The Journey Starts Here
TV and Marriage
I showed my kids a Carol Burnett show sketch last night. I realized my TV-based expectation was that a husband and wife would sleep in a different bed! Their generation's TV-based expectation is that a husband and wife wouldn't sleep with the same partner. Hmmm. Why...
Getting People On Your Side
Did you ever have the feeling that the whole world is against you? Well, sometimes it is! I've learned that people oppose you for one of two reasons, one good and one not so good. That's a Bad Idea! They oppose you because you have a dumb idea. People legitimately...
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A City on a Hill
Being the Church in a Polarized Political Environment
How can the church live in a polarized environment without losing its identity as people who also live in the kingdom of God?
Pastor – Author
Scott Reavely
Scott is married with five children and eight grandchildren. He has served as pastor of New Life Church for almost 30 years. He has served on the boards of Western Seminary and Church Venture Northwest. He has been published in Leadership Journal, Discipleship Journal and numerous other places.
Life lived in the Kingdom of Heaven is a life that is fully human. It is poor in spirit, meek, mournful, but it is life as it was meant to be lived. Wouldn’t it be great if everyone lived like this!