Lessons from Hebrews 5–6 Have you ever noticed how easy it is to drift spiritually when life feels comfortable or when things are going well? The author of Hebrews observed exactly that in his audience. After years of peace—perhaps post-persecution, post-temple destruction—the believers had grown dull of hearing. They ought to have been teachers, but they needed milk again instead of solid food ( Hebrews 5:11–14 ). Comfort, it seems, had dulled their spiritual senses. The good news? God...

Watch Out for the Deviations And say to Archippus, “See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord.” - Colossians 4:17 (ESV) At the closing of Paul’s letter to the believers in Colossae, he sends a message to his “fellow soldier” [1] . We don’t know a lot about this man, but we do know, since Paul refers to him as a fellow soldier of the Lord, that he was living actively for the glory and honor of Christ. He wasn’t, in other words, comfortable on the sidelines or simply...

Discover the shocking reality of modern mission agencies in Europe: unrealistic claims of rapid church planting clash with biblical truth and on-the-ground challenges in post-Christian contexts. Explore pragmatic shortcuts, theological pitfalls, and the call for long-term, faithful missions.