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The Prodigal Returns

2 Corinthians 5:19, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Colossians 1:21, Connection, Enemy, Grace, Love, Luke 15:24, Mercy, Prodigal, Repentance, Romans 5:10, Sin, Support, Welcome

A recent episode of the podcast Invisibilia covered a story of how one small Danish town responded to young Muslim men leaving to go…

Disenfranchised People

1 Corinthians 12:27, Advocate, Colossians 1:24, Colossians 3:15, Community, Ephesians 2:19-22, Ephesians 4:15-16, Faith, Faithful, Gospel, Hope, Local Church, Love, Pro-Life, Support

In the book, God’s Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights, Charles Marsh shares the stories of men and women of faith and…

A Father’s Love

1 Corinthians 8:6, 1 Peter 1:3 James 1:17, Countercultural, Example, Father, Fighting, John 3:16, Kindness, Love, Model, Psalm 103:13, Sacrifice, Steadfast, Witness

Debasita Dasgupta, an Indian artist living in Singapore, creates illustrations that demonstrate fathers around the world loving their daughters in tangible ways. One father…

Loving The Lost

Acts 1:8, Acts 13:47, Empowering, Equipped, Evangelism, Good News, John 14:6, John 15:8, Kindness, Love, Outreach, Prayer, Romans 1:16, Unbelief, Unknown

“Have you ever wondered what it feels like to have a love for the lost? This is a term we use as part of…

Faithful Marriage

1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Commitment, Deuteronomy 23:21-23, Endurance, Faithful, Faithfulness, God's Glory, Hosea 2:20, Image of God, Joy, Love, Marriage, Pixar, Proverbs 3:5-6, Romans 12:9

In the opening scenes of the Pixar movie Up, Carl and Ellie’s marriage is summed up by just a few moments, with no one…

Repay Evil With Love

1 Peter 3:8-16, Colossians 3:13, Do Good to Those Who Hurt You, Ephesians 4:32, Evil, Forgiveness, Love, Matthew 18:21-22, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 6:14-15, Persecution, Pray for Your Enemies, Repay Evil, Revenge

Christ has called us to love one another and to repay evil with good. During the civil rights movement, many African Americans, inspired by Martin…

Exercise Kindness

Beliefs, Charity, Deuteronomy 15:8, Giving, Isaiah 58:10, Isaiah 58:7, Job 31:16-22, Kindness, Love, Love One Another, Loving Others, Matthew 25:35, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 6:1-4, Proverbs 19:17, Psalm 112:5-9, Servanthood, Taking care of others, Tradition

Rupertus Meldenius, a 17th century German theologian, was quoted as saying, “In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, in all things charity.” There are essential things…

In Awe and Wonder

Awe, Fear of the Lord, Genesis 28:17, His greatness, Isaiah 33:6, Job 28:28, Love, Proverbs 14:26, Proverbs 15:33, Proverbs 9:10, Psalm 111:10, Psalm 2:11, Psalm 33:8, Psalm 65:8, Wonder

“To ‘fear the Lord,’ biblically, means to be in awe and wonder of His greatness and love” (Timothy Keller [@timkellernyc], Twitter, November 22, 2017,…

The Power of Forgiveness

1 John 2:2, Colossians 3:13, Desire, Forgiveness, Healing, Love, Luke 6:37, Micah 7:18, Miracle, Need, Proverbs 17:9, Reconciliation, Spiritual Healing, The Great Physician, Time

Producer Helen Whitney helped create a documentary in 2011 called Forgiveness: A Time to Love and a Time to Hate. She explains in this…

A Model of Marriage

1 Corinthians 15:27-28, Colossians 1:18, Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians 5:21, Ephesians 5:24, Hebrews 13:17, Interaction, Love, Loving Others, Marriage, Philippians 2:5-7, Relationship with God, Relationships, Romans 13:1, Submission, Titus 3:1, Unconditional Love

Michelle Obama often shared how she met Barack after she already had her career, aspirations, and connections. At the time he was actually finishing…

Submission Is Not…

1 Corinthians 15:27-28, Colossians 1:18, Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians 5:21, Ephesians 5:24, Hebrews 13:17, Interaction, Love, Loving, Marriage, Others, Philippians 2:5-7, Relationship with God, Relationships, Romans 13:1, Submission, Titus 3:1, Unconditional Love

John Piper says, “I dealt with a couple one time. The wife said he demanded that she get permission to go to the bathroom. ……

The Road Traveled

1 Corinthians 10:23, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, Freedom, Fulfillment, Galatians 5:14, Grace, Journey, Love, Matthew 7:12, Renewal, Romans 6:15, The Law, Traveling, Voyage, Walk

In N.T. Wright’s book, Surprised by Scripture, he writes about how Christ came to fulfill the law and how this changes the interpretation of…

Psalm 23 (Surely Goodness, Surely Mercy)

1 Timothy 4:4, Blessing, Dwelling, God's Promise, Goodness, Hebrews 12:10, Help, Love, Mercy, Presence, Provision, Psalm 135:3, Psalm 34:8, Psalm 73:1, Song

“Surely goodness surely mercy right beside me all my days and I will dwell in Your house forever and bless your Holy Name”- Shane…

Unrealistic Expectations

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 John 1:8-10, Authenticity, Confession, Expectations, Grace, Hebrews 4:16, Honesty, James 4:6, Love, Mistakes, Propitiation, Romans 3:23, Sin, The Law

“‘Our findings indicate that in a society that emphasizes academic excellence… parents may set unrealistically high expectations on their children,’ Hong said in a…

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

2 Corinthians 12:8-9, 2 John 1:9, Abiding, Debt, Endurance, Faith, God's Goodness, Grace, John 15:4, Legalism, Love, Perseverance, Romans 1:1-5, Romans 3:20-24, Salvation

“O to grace how great a debtor Daily I’m constrained to be! Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to Thee….

What’s So Dangerous About Faith?

1 Peter 5:10, Dangerous, Ephesians 2:8-9, Faith, Forgiveness, Gift, Giving, Grace, Hebrews 4:16, James 4:6, Love, Radical, Romans 3:24, Undeserved, Worth

In an interview with Christianity Today, John M.G. Barclay speaks about Paul’s view of grace in his book, Paul And The Gift. When asked, “You…

“The Painful Discipline of Our Heavenly Father”

Deuteronomy 8:5, Discipline, Faith, God's Design, Good, Hebrews 12:11, Help, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Proverbs 12: 1, Proverbs 13:24, Redemption, Revelation 3:19, Salvation

“What hostile sinners mean for harm, God means for good. What they will as hurtful, God wills as helpful. What they plan as destruction,…

Unexpected Forgiveness

Abundance, Acts 3:19, Counter-Cultural, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 4:31-32, Example, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Grief, Hebrews 4:16, Love, Mercy, Radical, Romans 5:1-2

After Dylann Roof shot and killed nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, in Charleston, South Carolina, one could expect their family…

Choosing Happiness

1 Peter 5:6, Christ's Character, Discipline, Ephesians 4:2, Generosity, Gratitude, Happiness, Humility, Identity, Love, Philippians 2:3, Proverbs 11:2, Romans 12:16, Selflessness, Trust

Gretchen Rubin is known for her book, The Happiness Project. In it, she writes, “The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish…

Loving The Stranger

Faith, Galatians 6:10, Grace, Hardship, Hebrews 13:16, Hebrews 13:2, Hospitality, Kindness, Leviticus 19:34, Love, Psalm 12:5, Refuge, Responsibility, Sacrifice, Trust

The New York Times reports on Canadian families who take in refugee families as they resettle into the country. “Across Canada, ordinary citizens, distressed…