Shadows Already And Not Yet, Christ's Death, Christ's Victory, Death, Eternity, Resurrection, Shadows, Victory “Donald Grey Barnhouse, who was a pastor at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia for many years, lost his wife when his daughter was still… READ MORE
Finish The Race Endurance, Faith, Father, God's Strength, Help, Perseverance, Promise, Race, Run The Race, Strength Unlike most races, our spiritual race is not about coming in first. It’s about finishing. If we don’t give up, if we don’t quit,… READ MORE
Tension Already And Not Yet, Grief, Hope, Joy, Perseverance, Perspective, Suffering, Tension, Trials Living with joy and hope amid pain requires an ability to live in tension. We can’t just deny the pain and pretend like all… READ MORE
What Makes A Marriage? Commitment, Love, Loving God, Marriage, Relationship, Relationship with God Our relationship with God can be compared with a marriage. What makes a marriage? Is it posting on social media about date nights and… READ MORE
Gaining Strength Challenges, Faith, Solid Foundation, Storms, Strength, Strong, Trials, Trust, Trusting God “I read one time about how shipbuilders back in the days of sailboats would prepare the masts for their ships. They would go to… READ MORE
Hideaway Church, Darkness, Evangelism, Hiding, isolation, Light, Others, The World, Witness Fear divides people into two categories: us and them. This polarized thinking is more combative than missional because of its tendency to isolate. A… READ MORE
Majoring On The Minors Communion, Majors, Minors, The Church, The Rapture, Theology, Unity Theology that majors on minors (the rapture, method of Communion, type of church organization) or is trivial is like a lifeguard at a Jacuzzi:… READ MORE
Filtered Filter, Lens, New Testament, Perception, Reality, The Bible, Truth, View, Worldview Think of how different pictures look when we add different filters and or lenses to our iPhone or cameras. Depending on which filter or… READ MORE
Forgetful Doubt, Forgetful, Forgetfulness, God's Faithfulness, Israel, Provision, Rebellion, Remembering, Trust, Trusting God The character of Dory, in this scene from Finding Dory, is a lot like how Israel interacted with God through the Old Testament: https://youtu.be/i3kIpCzLzEo…. READ MORE
Brother Lawrence Brother Lawrence, Faithfulness, Humility, Service, Serving, Serving God, Serving Others, Work The story of Brother Lawrence provides an illustration of how to intergrate our faith and work together. He served for nearly fifteen years in… READ MORE
Spiritual Prep Bible, Bible-reading, Disciplines, habits, Practices, Prayer, Preparation, Routines, Spiritual Disciplines How do you prepare for the day? Are you a “shower first” person? Do you need coffee before you even get out of bed?… READ MORE
Making & Making New Jesus, New, New Life, Redemption, Salvation Have you ever observed someone making something from scratch? Maybe it was bread. Perhaps you’ve seen someone make a sculpture out of ice or… READ MORE
Soak Up Hearing from God, Meditation, mind, Scripture, The Bible, The Word, Thought life, Thoughts Think of the process of preparing tea. You fill a cup with boiling hot water, then put the tea bag of your choosing in… READ MORE
Use The Tools Application, Overcoming, Power, Purpose, Salvation, Sanctification, Transformation, Victory Imagine going to the tech store and inquiring about the latest smartphone. The tech guy begins to explain all of its many features, and… READ MORE
Rate of Success Effort, God's Plan, God's Will, Growth, Patience, Preparation, Process, Quick Fix, Sanctification Isn’t it incredible to think that, in our day, we have access to just about anything and can get just about anything we want… READ MORE
Left Out Forgiveness, Good News, Grace, Hurt, Inclusion, Inclusiveness, Love, The Gospel Have you ever been in a situation where you were left out and were hurt because you wanted to be included? Perhaps this question… READ MORE
Heading West Christians, Greatest Commandments, Love, Loving Others, Neighbors, Serving, Serving Others, Unconditional Love A teacher tells a story about one her students named Billy: “Billy was the resident cowboy of my kindergarten class, coming to school each… READ MORE
Spending Wisely Desires, Engergy, Importance, Money, Priorities, Resources, Spending, Stewardship, Talents, Time Oftentimes, parents will guide their little children with their purchase decisions. A child may have $1.50 to spend at the dollar store, and the… READ MORE
False Advertising Authenticity, Christian Life, Christians, Faith, Fruit, genuine, Healthy, Honesty, Hypocracy, Lukewarm “Recently I saw a bag of potato chips with a bold declaration splashed across the front: ‘Zero grams of trans fat.’ I was glad… READ MORE
Stagnate Christian Walk, Complacency, Destruction, Faith, Growth, Maturity, Sin, Soul, Stagnate, The Heart When water stagnates and is not active in any way, there is all kinds of potential for rotten things like diseases and the insects… READ MORE