The Gospels give us multiple glimpses into the prayer life of Jesus. We have His teaching on prayer in Matthew 6 with the Lord’s prayer. We listen in on His prayer for Himself, His disciples and future believers in John 17. We hear His parables teaching about prayer, such as in Luke 18:1-8. And we Read More
Posts by Chips Ross
He Can Deal Gently …
I find I have a frequent response as I read through the news: anger. Not like a violent anger or one that wants to hurl insults as people. But anger that things are not right; that truth is trampled, and sin is celebrated. It’s not a surprising response, especially as much news coverage is intended Read More
Peace, not panic, in changing times
Like many of you, I’ve been watching gas prices with concern. Proverbs 27:12 talks about that the wise or prudent man sees the danger coming and plans in advance. In contrast, the fool is oblivious, moves into the danger, and suffers the harm. But sometimes, seeing the danger coming doesn’t lead to prudent planning, but Read More
How God Can Love Hateful You
This may or may not shock you, but I like myself. And often times, it’s pretty important to me that you like me too. Which means I often try to emphasize the likeable parts of me to others, and hide the rest of me. The amazing thing about God is that He knows us so Read More
Two Verses For 2-22-22
Today (or should I say two-day?) is Tuesday, 2/22/22. Two verses from 2 Timothy chapter 2 are quite encouraging for us today (or is too-day?), and we start with: The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others Read More
Lest We Forget
My wife and I were relaxing on the couch one afternoon, savoring a break from stress. Except oh no! we forgot to pick up our daughter after basketball practice! Life can get stressful, busy, urgent – and we can easily forget what is most important. Like the importance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Take Read More
What is the Gospel?
The other day, I walked through the entire house to get next to my wife because I had something I wanted to share with her. Except, by the time I arrived, I had forgotten what it is I wanted to say. I should add this isn’t the only time it’s happened. The Gospel of Jesus Read More
There’s No Fooling God
You can fool most of the people most of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time. So, what about fooling yourself? Or about fooling God? The Bible tells us the truth that our own hearts or inward beings are very deceptive. Not just deceptive to others, but to Read More
Daily Reminders of the Gospel
I have a friend and mentor who was sharing how he has taught himself the habit of praying for a missionary family when he washes his hands. That was a few years ago, and so I’ve pondered how COVID has increased these prayers – and how God has answered them! I like the principle involved Read More
The Ocean Voyage of the Christian Life
John Newton is probably best known for writing the hymn, “Amazing Grace.” The son of a sailor and a sailor himself for many years, John makes an analogy of many ocean vessels with that of the Christian life: “Imagine to yourself a number of vessels, at different times, and from different places, bound to the Read More