Beyond Politics There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?” ––James 4:12 There’s a huge battle raging in the US––and across the globe––for the hearts and minds of every human being. Both sides of this battle use […]
“Earn This” Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. ––John 8:34-36 It’s one of the most intense lines in […]
From ShamWow to Shamgar In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. […]
Pick It Up Peter answered [Jesus], “We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?” Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve […]
Grace Trumps All But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ––Romans 5:20-21 This thought hit me recently when I caught myself—once again—slipping into a transactional mindset regarding God: the moment […]
Legacy Footprints The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly […]
“When I Relax, I Feel Guilty” Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but […]
Love and Duty Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. ––1 John 3:18 I met Malik at church and he wanted to talk about his marriage. He told me he’d been married 11 years, and that he and his wife had three kids ages 1, […]
Who’s in Control, Here? The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit. ––John 3:8 My friends and I joke that when we want to go do guy stuff, we […]
Emotional Intelligence Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is […]
