Cleaned by the Washing of the Word
“I listened to Philippians today. It’s a letter from Paul to the church in Philippi. One theme stuck out to me: servanthood. Paul reminds the
“I listened to Philippians today. It’s a letter from Paul to the church in Philippi. One theme stuck out to me: servanthood. Paul reminds the
The best stories have a character arc, in which a character changes throughout the events of the story. The movie Iron Man (directed by Jon
Do you ever set aside something for a specific purpose? If you are a parent, you might tell your kids, “When Mom gets home from
“We are, not metaphorically but in very truth, a Divine work of art, something that God is making, and therefore something with which He will
Everyone knows that you don’t eat bananas until they turn yellow. The internal transformation of the fruit inside the peel is what causes the yellowing
We want to be changed to follow God’s way of living. That transformation comes through being trained (discipled) in his ways. If you’ve ever played
There are times when we are ill or injured and the cure or treatment is unpleasant or just plain awful. Kids have to take yucky-tasting
A feral child is someone who, usually at a very young age and for various reasons (most of them bad), ends up isolated and alone
Imagine children in a home being told to pick up. They’ll fight the parent over it. They don’t want to do it. But the minute
Why do the righteous suffer? John Piper writes about this passage: “Elihu puts the pain of sickness and visions of the night side by side
Dissonance is a musical term that indicates a lack of harmony. Cognitive dissonance is having disharmony in our thoughts. It happens when our idea or
In The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis writes of how pain can refine us and how though we would wish for it less, yet it
Have you ever tried to return something to the store without a receipt? It can sometimes be a hassle, because your receipt is the easiest way
In a movie or sitcom, so many of life’s problems or grand adventures happen in less than three hours. One short montage wraps up months
Recidivism is a problem in the American justice system. Recidivism refers to the likelihood of an individual who has been released
Brennan Manning was a Franciscan priest who struggled with alcoholism. Eventually, his alcoholism led him out of the priesthood.
Imagine going to the tech store and inquiring about the latest smartphone. The tech guy begins to explain all of its many features
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
Olympic runner Dave Wottle can teach us something about running a race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=120Bi0vhRPg.
This video from Oprah Winfrey shows those first moments when a baby bird is nudged out of the nest by its mother and takes its