Is Jesus Christ opposed to religion? That question centered a recent conversation I shared with my colleague Niccie Kleigl on her radio program, Living in the Sweet Spot. Our dialogue pursued a number of comments…
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God calls people to great things. And great things are rarely easy. Appointed people – men and women who aspire beyond the default to God’s preferred best – always face roadblocks. Funds run short. Enthusiasm…
And everyone went to their own town to register. Luke 2:3 The lost and found bin. Every school, church, and fitness center has one. This is the place where Nalgene bottles, monochrome sweatshirts, and three-ring binders…
Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; It speaks of the end and will not prove false.…
When [Ruth and Naomi] arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?” “Don’t call me Naomi” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has…
Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench. When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he…
This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” Isaiah 30:15 This is a crosswalk in Bodegraven, the Netherlands. At first…
This weekend, around 50 million Americans will walk through the doors of a local church. Their patterns are well-established: For as long as they can remember, they have dressed in the same styles, sat in…
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 Quick: What do the two types of wood in the pictures below have in common? One is soft, smooth, and…