This is an excerpt from the first chapter of Being Family by Scott Keith (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 1-6.
04/23/26
God has told us everything necessary for faith. However he has not told us everything there is to know.
04/22/26
Jesus didn’t enter the water because he was sinful; he entered the water because John was sinful, as are we all.
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02/02/16
Believe in God, belong to a church, and behave yourself isn’t the Gospel.
01/21/16
So what's the back side? What's the promise? We shall not have other gods, but we do have the one, true God—the promise of a God for us.
01/20/16
There are so many reasons why the Good News is such good news; but, for me, one near the top of the list is the relief of being able to tell the truth. It is so refreshing to be given permission to ‘call a spade a spade.
01/18/16
During my many journeys to Japan, I discovered that more than a quarter millennium after his death Bach is now playing a key role in evangelizing that country, one of the most secularized nations in the developed world.
01/12/16
All other subjects—even Biblical subjects—were subservient to an accurate view of the Person and work of Jesus Christ for sinners.
01/11/16
These words sum up the whole person and work of our Messiah. Here is the Gospel in Hebrew.
01/11/16
The pirates spent their lives seeking after the treasure and after finally attaining it, they discover that it was cursed. Instead of satisfying their empty souls, it only intensified their cravings.
01/08/16
I know now that to “forgive yourself” is not only impossible; it is foolish, dangerous, and futile. It is the vain attempt of a soul plagued by guilt to seek relief in the very last place he should be looking: in himself.
01/05/16
The manna God provides is never tasty enough. God never lives up to your expectations. So silently or audibly you wish for an easier way.
01/02/16
What is it about David’s life, and this psalm, that make this so fitting a place to utter this dire pronouncement of humanity’s corruption?
12/24/15
We all love a good story when the underdog comes out on top. We love Rocky winning the title round, Hoosiers taking the championship, Luke Skywalker blowing up the Death Star, and yes, even Rudolph guiding Santa’s sleigh in the fog.
12/22/15
People lamented that ancient paganism was dead, but the same people who profess that they would love an old pagan feast ignore Christmas, where the best of paganism has survived.
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