Living with His Dwelling
Video game characters provide an interesting analogy for how Paul talks aboutGod’s Spirit in this passage. In a video game, the characters aren’t alive. Thegame
Video game characters provide an interesting analogy for how Paul talks aboutGod’s Spirit in this passage. In a video game, the characters aren’t alive. Thegame
Junior high is an especially difficult time in life. Teenagers are trying to figure outwho they are. During these years, they will often try out
Our spiritual life endures different seasons. Some feel like hard work, and some seem simple and sweet. Those hard, uncomfortable times often bring the greatest
Artists choose the type of clay for a project based on the end product, cost, kiln type, skill level, and construction methods to be used.
In J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings series, Frodo is tasked with destroying a ring in its place of origin—a volcano. This
When we look at New Year’s Day, we often see it as a fresh start, a time to begin anew. As the weeks wear on,
When believers commit to being real about their faith, visible changes eventually happen. Their behaviors change, their vocabulary changes, their goals and dreams change, their
A stream or river visibly changes the land around it over the course of time. Just as our faith in Jesus requires us to make
A great deal of effort is needed to properly prepare a plot of land to become a cultivated garden. This PDF explains the steps of
We can learn an important lesson about the spiritual life through the Chinese Finger Trap. It is constructed simply of woven paper, but when our
One of the Spirit’s main roles is to transform us more into the likeness of Christ. He does this by showing us the reality of
Most believers are familiar with the biblical metaphor of the new birth (John 3:7), but birth or belief is just the beginning for the person
Babies are not born speaking, walking, or able to do much of anything for themselves. They grow and learn by using their senses. Research shows
Artist and writer Makoto Fujimura, in a commencement address at Belhaven University, described the experience of seeing Our Town by Thornton Wilder in New York City. He
When you walk in a room in your home, you don’t usually have to think about where the furniture is. Your brain doesn’t have to
“One year at Christmastime, my wife wanted some wrapped boxes to use for decoration. She took eight empty boxes and had them wrapped to use
Inward health is a natural byproduct of a healthy diet. As this funny commercial from the American Heart Association illustrates, superficially attaching something does not
In our highly processed food society, it is easy to find goods that are cheap, fast, and lack any nutritional substance. You can get imitation crab
Have you ever been on a roller coaster and wondered who was in control? The answer is always the same—not you!
Have you ever been fishing? Patience is a key virtue to good fishermen. It’s hard to be a good fisherman and have “fisherman’s ADD.”