It’s easy to talk about the love of Jesus until someone says something that makes you want to have the last word. Yesterday, that someone was me. I had a relational conflict, and instead of responding with patience and self-control, I let my emotions do the talking. I wanted my words to reflect Christ. In [...]
Scripture reading: Matthew 22:37–40; 1 John 3:18 There is a particular ache in realizing someone you love has stopped asking for your time. The child who once begged you to play quietly finds something else to do. Your spouse stops trying to tell you about their day. A parent leaves a message that begins, “I [...]
After Corrie ten Boom was released from a German concentration camp, she traveled the world as an evangelist. During this time, her traveling companion was a young woman named Connie. One afternoon, as Corrie and Connie chatted outside near where they were staying, a man prompted by the Holy Spirit, approached them and said, [...]
This summer, my wife Hannah and I will celebrate our wedding anniversary. Fifteen years has taught me something important: you can love someone deeply and still slowly drift apart. It rarely happens all at once. It happens in little ways. A busy week turns into a busy month. One evening you are too tired to [...]
I wish I could say I’ve always lived out what Jesus said in Matthew 5:23. That call to go and be reconciled with someone who has something against you sounds simple when you read it. It feels very different when you have to do it. If I’m honest, my reasons for not going were never [...]
Defining moments come into every life. For Moses, it was a burning bush. For Peter, it was stepping out onto the water. For Paul, it was the blinding light on the road to Damascus. Moments like these shift everything. For me, it happened during my junior year of high school. I had grown up as [...]
One evening last week, I stood in our driveway watching a beautiful white sports car start up and slowly disappear down the street. As our friends drove away, I couldn’t help but smile at the way God had provided for our family in such an unexpected and personal way. Our doctor had just made a [...]
My 10-year-old son plays football and one of the things he loves most about it is receiving helmet stickers. As a pregame ritual, players receive small, skull stickers for the exceptional plays they made in the previous game. Each week, when my son receives one or two stickers, the look on his face is priceless. [...]
Jentezen Franklin told a story about a woman who moved back to Georgia to purchase her childhood home. Her mother and father had passed away and the land had to be claimed. One of the first things she had to do was hire someone to clean out the well her father had dug many years [...]
Before marriage, romance often seems easy. Without kids, financial pressures, and annoying habits, keeping the spark alive feels effortless. But after marriage, spouses often stop courting and take one another for granted. If you and your mate have grown distant, rarely communicate on an intimate level, or spend more time with your children or friends [...]
