Rex Howe

Is the Lord among Us Or Not?

I once knew of a congregation of Christians that lost their way. They had shifted their gaze away from the grace and salvation of the Lord in the gospel. When their human abilities and exertion failed…

Exodus 17:7 (NET)

Epistle to Diognetus 1.2, 9

"And when our iniquity had been fully accomplished, and it has been perfectly manifest that punishment and death were expected as its recompense, and the season came which God had ordained, when henceforth…

Romans 5:6 (NET)

Are You An Insider Or An Outsider?

While such a claim is not tasteful to a world in which the child of the Enlightenment (i.e., Postmodernism) is now fully mature, Christianity is an exclusive faith that makes a sharp distinction between…

Mark 3:35 (NET)

The Way of the Kingdom

As a youth pastor, students often ask me questions about this passage—one question in particular. It usually sounds something like this: "If Jesus is God, didn't he really already have rule over the kingdoms…

Matthew 4:8 (NET), Matthew 4:9 (NET), Matthew 4:10 (NET)

Not By Bread Alone

We are often jaded by what we need  as humans, even as those who consider themselves members of the people of God. We continue in our self-deception by forcing these needs and the meeting of them into…

Deuteronomy 8:3 (NET)

A Humble Heart Precedes Religious Practice

In today's reading for the Lent Reading Plan offered by YouVersion, Psalm 51 appeals to the sinner, his/her need to be penitent toward the Lord so that religion can be practiced with integrity. Religious…

Psalm 51:17 (NET)

Flip, Point and Obey?

Dear Friend, I became a Christian in 2001. In the first years of my faith, I oftentimes turned to the Scriptures in order to attempt to ascertain the divine will for my life. I still do this of course,…