In 2 Corinthians 5, the apostle Paul defends his ministry by laying out a theology of ministry in God’s ministry of reconciliation. Reconciliation means that two opposing parties are brought together and relations are re-established after those relations have been broken. In His ministry of reconciliation, God has established a unilateral or one-sided peace treaty with man through Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 5:18-19).  It is in this peace treaty that all ministers and all Christians ought to root their lives and ministries. This peace treaty is authored by God and accomplished by Jesus Christ. God has reconciled His …Read More

Dear Friends,

In our city, we are witnessing a change from the darkness, dead and cold of Michigan winter, to the beautiful sunshine, warmth, life and blossoms of spring and summer. As long as earth remains, one season will give way to another. Immediately after the worldwide Flood, God speaks a divine soliloquy regarding His purposes towards the earth. In Genesis 8:22 we read, “While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” …Read More