After writing to Titus — his former travel and ministry partner (Galatians 2.1-3) — about his current task in the church, Paul begins to instruct…
James TravisJune 18, 2024
Amongst the many well-wishes when our first son was born in 2015 was a consistent message that slowly but surely, “You will now come to…
James TravisFebruary 20, 2024
Memento Mori is a Latin phrase that means “remember that you will die.” It is, I think, the perfect way to end one year and…
James TravisJanuary 23, 2024
To read Scripture daily is a good thing (2 Timothy 3.16, Romans 15.4, Mark 13.31, 1 Peter 2.2, Psalm 119.130). There isn’t, as far as…
James TravisJanuary 5, 2024
For the past couple of years, Christmas trees seem to be appearing earlier and earlier. Not in the shops that want you to buy their…
James TravisDecember 6, 2023
Keeping Jesus At The Center - Ray Ortlund My wife Jani and I were at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa on New Year’s Eve 1971, going…
James TravisOctober 11, 2023
It seems that no matter how much nuanced hinting or explicit declaration happens in churches, people still stumble over the question of “Do we need…
James TravisSeptember 22, 2023
Originally published in James Travis’ blog on July 29, 2023. Living in Bahrain means that travel is an accepted part of life. We travel…
James TravisAugust 18, 2023
Our Bibles are littered with exchanges; Psalm 106.20, Mark 8.37, 2 Corinthians 6.13, and Micah 6.6-8, to name a few. One often overlooked exchange in…
James TravisJune 16, 2023
Many people have personal preferences and their own opinions about the gathered church (which is fine; we’re all made, graced, and gifted uniquely, cf. 1…
James TravisMay 5, 2023
One often-quoted Bible verse that speaks of the benefit of living in community with other believers comes from Proverbs: “As iron sharpens iron, so a person…
James TravisMarch 13, 2023
I recently talked with a good friend and the conversation turned to (among many things) the topic of gossip. It went something like this: Person…
James TravisFebruary 13, 2023
In the part of the world that I currently live and work in, Bahrain in the Arabian Gulf, it’s possible to say something without actually…
James TravisOctober 24, 2022
In my last article, I answered the question, ‘Did Jesus cast aside His Deity in the Incarnation?’ If you didn’t read it, you can do…
James TravisAugust 22, 2022
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