#apostolic

Scripture: Psalm 51 Yesterday we looked at one of the most uncomfortable moments in all of Scripture. Nathan stood before King David and uttered four unforgettable words: “Thou art the man.” David’s response was immediate. “I have sinned against the LORD.” (2 Samuel 12:13) For most of us, that’s where the story ends. But Scripture doesn’t leave us standing in the throne room with…

Last weekend, Lisa and I had the opportunity to see David at Sight & Sound in Branson. The production was outstanding. Like most people, I expected to leave thinking about Goliath. Instead, I couldn’t stop thinking about Nathan. As I watched the prophet confront David over his sin with Bathsheba and Uriah, I found myself comparing that scene with another confrontation recorded in…

Someone once said that the greatest danger facing the church is not hostility from outside, but irrelevance from within. A church can keep its doors open, fill its calendar with activity, and still have quietly lost the thing that made it dangerous. The early church was described by its opponents as people who had “turned the world upside down” (Acts 17:6). That phrase wasn’t a compliment — it…