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 [...]
Sometimes the hardest thing God asks us to surrender is something we once would have gladly left behind. In 2010, I read Tramp for the Lord by Corrie ten Boom. One account stayed with me: a single missionary who left her home and possessions to serve in China. Her greatest fear was becoming a grain [...]
People often talk about purpose in terms of what they do. A career. A role. A skill they’ve built over time. Those things matter, but they are not the deepest reason you are here. There is a greater purpose. A first calling that comes before all the others. The apostle Paul made it clear. Above [...]
This morning, God gave me an “Ouchie-But Praise Be”—a truth that both stings and heals. One reader once described it as a cross between an “ouch” and a “praise be”: a word from the Lord that is exactly what you need to hear, even when it isn’t exactly comfortable. Lately, I have been navigating a [...]
What do you do when life doesn't turn out the way you had planned? What happens when death chokes the dreams of seeing your child grow up and have his first day of school or play in his first baseball game? How do you deal with the crippling reality of losing the person you have [...]
Do you want to be used by God? The story of The Three Christmas Trees by an unknown author is a wonderful reminder that when we give our entire life to Christ that He will give us greater purpose than we could ever imagine. The Three Christmas Trees Once there were three trees on a hill [...]
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. -John 1:1-5 For those of us who are followers of Christ, we understand the importance of Christmas. We know it's an occasion to celebrate Christ's birth and be joyful. [...]
My friend, Randy, told me an unpleasant story about how he chipped his tooth recently. Once he realized something wasn't quite right, he swiped his tongue over the chipped tooth and instantly thought, "Oh no! What if the chip caused a crack? The chip could become even worse, or I could even lose the entire [...]
For many of us, heaven seems like it's more important than the here and now. But author Randy Alcorn reminds us that this life matters because it's the beginning of a life that will last forever. Even though as Christians we affirm the reality of the spiritual realm, sometimes we succumb to naturalistic assumptions that [...]
When someone sets their eyes on eternity, it can move them do things that are out of the ordinary. For example, I have a good friend who doesn’t own a TV. And then there’s my former roommate who left a successful and high-paying career in engineering to work with orphans in Africa. These friends have [...]
