“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ…… For each will have to bear his own load.” Galatians 6:2, 5 Paul challenges the Galatians believers to bear each other’s burdens. Then, three verses later, tells them to bear their own burdens. So which verse is right? When we look at the passage carefully, we see that in the first three verses of the chapter, Paul is talking about believers who are caught in sin. When we see that happen with our brothers and sisters, it is our responsibility as Christ followers to care for them, encourage them and challenge them to come […]

“But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs allow him not to defile himself.” Daniel 1:8 Every generation of Christ followers has a tendency to think that they are enduring the most difficult era of humanity in regard to maintaining their testimony and standards. There is certainly ample evidence that evil is alive and well in our world today. Yet, a stroll down through history reveals that living according to God’s standards has always been counter-cultural. Daniel is perhaps best known to […]