Loving Like God
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35 (ESV) This week, people around
God’s Unstoppable Purpose
“I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.” Isaiah 46:9 (ESV) Over the last eighteen months or so, I’ve been journaling through the Bible daily, one book and one chapter at a
In His Perfect Time: Trusting in the Unfailing Timeliness of God
"For there is a time and a way for everything, although man's trouble lies heavy on him." Ecclesiastes 8:6 (ESV) Patience. Would you say you’re a patient person? Sometimes, I’m not so sure about me. In a world that seems to continually race against
Hydrating Your Soul
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6 (NASB) Think of the last time you were really thirsty. Not wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-for-a-glass-of-water thirsty, but truly thirsty – parched. So thirsty your mouth and throat feel
Remaining Faithful in a Faithless World
"I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name."
Five Ways to Abide in God
"Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?" 1 Corinthians 3:16 (ESV) Recently, as we were thinking of the new year and all that it holds, a passage from the Gospel of John came to
New Year, Renewed Faith
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 (ESV) New Year’s Eve is one of the most anticipated days of the year. A day filled with hope, promise, and an eye to the
Does Your Life Need A Reset?
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." 2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) I was recently speaking with a colleague. This individual, successful and accomplished, is not
What Breaks Your Heart?
“I have listened and heard, they have spoken what is not right; no man repented of his wickedness, saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turned to his course, like a horse charging into the battle.” Jeremiah 8:6 (ESV) What breaks your heart? We're not talking
Abundant
"And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed; as it is written, “He scattered abroad, he gave to the poor,