Israel had fallen into idolatry but their root sin was still unbelief and fear. In His mercy, God sent them a prophet to expose their root sin. The prophet basically told them, “Look at you—a bunch of wimps, hiding out,
I can’t help but believe that every time Peter heard a rooster crow, he also remembered the Lord’s words of affirmation and assurance. Shortly before his crucifixion, Jesus gave his closest disciples the following words of praise: “You are those
The term 9-11 is something we have all come to recognize as a sad remembrance in the USA’s history. It’s a reminder of how quickly our lives can be here today, and then gone tomorrow. Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of people
It’s time to launch out to the deep. This is the invitation that Jesus gave to Peter 2000 years ago, and He gives us the same invitation as well. One day, Jesus was sitting in Peter’s boat teaching the crowds
Are you in a season of life where doubt, fear, and anxiety seem to loom over you like an ever-present dark cloud? Do you feel alone, down, or hurt? Is it hard for you to remember life as ever being
So the last will be first, and the first will be last (Matthew 20:15,16). The Kingdom of God isn’t fair. It is just, but just not fair. This is actually a bit of wonderful news for most of us, which
Like Mary, we don’t know fully what we are committing to do, but we know that our ultimate destination is Jesus. The apostle Paul was braver than I am. That’s true in many ways, but this one way I know
Jesus had many opportunities to walk away from the shame and pain of the cross, but he chose the Father’s will and our need over his comfort. [Jesus said,] “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be
Most of you know the folklore of a Genie in a bottle. You rub the bottle and then you have three wishes. (Of course, the first wish I would like is to have a thousand more wishes.) A lot of
When Jesus arrived, Lazarus’s sisters were grieving and disappointed. “Jesus wept” (John 11:35). When asked to recite or memorize a Bible verse in Sunday School, many of us immediately chose this shortest verse in the Bible. But, there is more
Bartimaeus may just be my favorite character in the Bible. There’s something about his tenacity, his audacity, and his fierce vivacity that inspires me. He lived in darkness, and yet he saw more clearly than any of his seeing contemporaries.
A few hours ago I was on the phone with a friend in Las Vegas. He and his neighbors had just lived through, and will be living through for some time, the trauma of seeing in their own city the
In the confines of weariness and discontent, where life’s burdens weigh heavy on your shoulders and hope seems distant, there is a beacon of light shining Read More »
If you live in this world long enough you are going to experience many ups and downs, many hills and valleys and many overwhelming circumstances that Read More »
Here are seven signs that God is pushing you into something much better. Correction When things start falling apart, possibly because you and I are doing Read More »