Sacrifice

Credit Score

2 Corinthians 5:21, Bank, Christ's Death, Credit Score, Debt, Future, Imputed, Investment, Isaiah 46:13, Isaiah 56:1, Psalm 89:16, Replacement, Righteousness, Romans 3:21, Sacrifice

If you pay off a large debt you’ve accumulated from credit cards, it won’t necessarily erase all your problems. Your debt is paid, but…

Equal Value

Brothers, Cerebral Palsy, Colossians 1:15, Colossians 3:10, Disability, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Grace, Inclusion, James 3:9, Joy, Sacrifice, Universal, Value, Worth

Cayden, born with cerebral palsy, was unable to help himself. His parents said they were told he would be helpless, a “vegetable” his whole…

No Repayment

1 Corinthians 4:12, Altruism, Calling, Compassion, Freedom, Kindness, Love, Luke 6:33, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:44, Repayment, Romans 12:17, Sacrifice, Satisfaction, Service

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”- John Bunyan Our compassionate God calls us…

A Picture of Atoning Victory

Atonement, Christ's Death, Christ's Victory, Easter, Good Friday, John 12:23-25, John 19:29-30, John 19:5-6, King of Kings, Luke 23:26-31, Luke 23:44-47, Mark 15:29-32, Mark 8:31, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 27:33-37, Resurrection, Sacrifice

In the book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis paints a picture of this atoning victory. To atone for the…

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…

Selflessness

1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 1 Peter 3:8, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Caring, Friendship, Galatians 5:13, Giving, John 5:30, Mark 12:31, Philippians 2:3-4, Philippians 2:5-8, Romans 12:10, Sacrifice, Self-centered, Selfish, Selfless

When Jesus died on the cross for our sins, He made the ultimate, selfless sacrifice. There are times He calls us to be selfless….

Volunteer Heroes

1 Peter 4:10, Acts 20:35, Anxious, Calling, Community, Firefighters, Galatians 5:13-14, Hero, John 13:12-14, Matthew 20:28, Risk, Sacrifice, Service, Volunteer

Children are often asked, “What do you want to be when you grow-up?” Many little kids respond, “A firefighter!” There is something attractive about…

Gaining By Losing

Acts 13:47, Counting the Cost, Death, Eternity, Faithfulness, Hostility, Jim Elliot, Mark 16:15, Mark 8:35, Matthew 5:15-16, Missionary, Perspective, Romans 1:16, Sacrifice, Salvation

Jim Elliot was an evangelical missionary who attempted to reach out to a small Indian settlement in Ecuador with a team. Unfortunately, the entire…

Propitiation

1 John 2:2, 2 Corinthians 5:19, Forgiveness, Galatians 2:16, God's Anger, Grace, Isaiah 43:25, Justification, Propitiation, Redemption, Refuge, Rescue, Romans 3:25, Sacrifice, The Cross

There’s a word used in the Bible to describe God’s anger against us being appeased: propitiation. “To understand [propitiation], think about how a mother…

Brother Yun

Acts 4:31, Boldness, Evangelism, Faith, Faithfulness, Hebrews 13:16, Joshua 1:9, Persecution, Perseverance, Proverbs 28:1, Purity, Romans 12:1-2, Sacrifice, Saint, Witness

“Brother Yun is a Christian missionary who was saved at age 16 and felt called to witness in different parts of China. He was…

Living In Community

Acceptance, Colossians 3:12, Community, Empathy, Hospitality, Humility, James 2:13, Kindness, Luke 6:36, Mercy, Micah 6:8, Sacrifice, Selflessness, Titus 3:5, Welcome

One episode of the podcast Invisibilia highlighted the efficacy of community-based treatment for mental illness. In Geel, Belgium, families have “fostered” those with mental…

Sandpaper People

1 Peter 4:12, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Challenge, Community, Discipleship, Empathy, Grace, Growth, James 2:8, Matthew 5:14-16, Refinement, Sacrifice, Sanctification, Unity, Zechariah 13:9

“Technically, it’s not the sandpaper that causes abrasion; it is the person holding the sandpaper. Sandpaper itself is just a tool in the hands…

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…

The Privilege of Suffering

1 Peter 4:13, Endurance, Faith, Faithfulness, Joshua 1:9, Joy, Overcoming, Philippians 3:10, Psalm 27:1, Romans 8:17, Sacrifice, Submission, Suffering, Surrender, Trust

Helen Roseveare was an English missionary who served in the Congo, enduring imprisonment and torture during its civil war. Of that traumatic time, she…