Inner Reality
“He stood there in baggy jeans, trainers, and an old sweater. ‘You can’t come in like that,’ I said. ‘This is a smart lunch, and
“He stood there in baggy jeans, trainers, and an old sweater. ‘You can’t come in like that,’ I said. ‘This is a smart lunch, and
In one of his episodes, YouTube documentarian Peter Santenello tours homeless camps in and around Phoenix. His tour guide is a lady who was formerly
If you are new to lifting weights, then you may be surprised to discover that it takes more than one session to start building muscle.
The prevalence of makeover shows, whether focusing on a house, a car, a barn, a yard, or a person, speaks to our innate desire to
The podcast Radiolab featured a story about competitive bikepacking, a sport inwhich participants must backpack on a bike, across hundreds of miles, while inisolation from
Scotty Smith reflects on the beauty of trusting God’s presence and our transformation in a prayer. He speaks of how we need to learn to
It’s a Wonderful Life (directed by Frank Capra [Paramount Pictures, 1946]) is a story about the power of prayer. The beginning of the film shows
In 2000, Oprah Winfrey interviewed Nelson Mandela on the topic of humility. Mandela claimed that inner humility is the only means by which we can
Authentic believers intently observe God’s Word, move to learn the most they can from it, and are changed. This part of living the life of
James compares the hearer of the Word to someone who looks into a mirror, and when he walks away he forgets his reflection. He isn’t
A good modern example of a character transformed by love is Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. When we first meet Tony in Iron Man,
We have short memories of poor, wretched Ebenezer Scrooge. Here was a fallen man in desperate need of redemption, with absolutely no desire to turn
In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, C.S. Lewis tells the story o fEustace Scrubb, who turns into a dragon as the result of his
The Spirit strengthens us and enables our actions. Without him, we cannot do anything good. Think of a blender that needs to be plugged in
As N. T. Wright notes, “The Bible isn’t there simply to be an accurate reference point for people who want to look things up and be
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
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
This real-life story is the basis of the movie The Blind Side, in which a young troubled teen (Michael Oher) is adopted into a loving
Sometimes good news comes from the most unlikely source. In the movie Inside Out, Riley decides to run away from home but is stopped by