A Far Better Thing Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. ––John 15:13 One of my favorite stories—whether in book or movie form—is Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. It’s a powerful story of redemption and sacrifice set during the perilous days of the French Revolution. […]
Garbage Disposal Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ––Philippians 4:8 A Barna survey showed that of Christian men ages 31 to 49, 77 percent looked at pornography while at work […]
Neither Present Nor Future For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. ––Romans 8:38-39 Have […]
From Is to Was God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” ––Exodus 3:14 When Chrissy and I are watching a show, I have this quirk where I look up actors to see if they’re alive or dead, […]
No Mistakes He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will … ––Ephesians 1:5 Every once in a while I run into a guy whose mom or dad said to him, “I wish you’d never been born.” Just brutal, and so, so not God. You were not a mistake, or […]
Kindness vs Weakness Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. ––Ephesians 4:15 The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. ––Ralph Waldo Emerson The […]
The Ends of the Earth All the ends of the worldShall remember and turn to the Lord,And all the families of the nationsShall worship before You.For the kingdom is the Lord’s,And He rules over the nations. ––Psalm 22:27-28 NKJV Point Nemo may sound like a windswept crag on a remote Island, but it’s actually the name of a spot in the […]
Temporal vs Eternal Your Kingdom come, your will be done, on Earth as it is in heaven. –Matthew 6:10 We’ve all heard preachers say that Jesus talked more about money (71 times) than He did about love (24). But you know what Jesus talked even more about? The Kingdom (about 125). When was the last […]
The Beginning of Knowledge The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,But fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son, hear the instruction of your father,And do not forsake the law of your mother;For they will be a graceful ornament on your head,And chains about your neck. ––Proverbs 1:7-9, NKJV There is a big difference between knowing Jesus died […]
Jesus Plus Nothing For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do […]
