Lost and Found: The God Who Never Stops Searching
“Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’ Likewise, I […]
The Powerful Practice of Waking Up Grateful
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 God is teaching me a life-changing truth: the power of waking up grateful. […]
The One Thing That Will Always Reduce Anxiety
We ALL want to reduce our anxiety levels, right? Well, I’d never considered that my anxiety could be strongly connected to my own idol worship. What??? When most of us hear the word “idol” we picture something ancient and foreign—stone carvings in desert temples, smoke rising from altars, and people bowing before golden statues. We […]
Where Is Wisdom Really Found?
“But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. The deep says, ‘It is not in me’; And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’ It cannot be purchased for gold, nor can silver […]
The Two Most Important Days of Our Life
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 Mark Twain once said that the two most important days in a person’s life are the day he is born and the day he finds out why he was born. The […]
Hope After Tragedy
“For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our […]
Have You Been Born Twice?
Most parents never forget the instant their child entered the world, and Jesus used this very image, something every human being has in common, to describe the most important event that ever happens in our lives. Nicodemus was the kind of man who probably thought he had everything figured out. He was a Pharisee and […]
Come, Let Us Meet the Holy Spirit—Part 2
Yesterday, we traced the remarkable journey of the Holy Spirit through the Bible—from hovering over the dark waters of creation, to descending upon kings, prophets, and craftsmen for specific purposes and seasons, to the thunderous miracle at Pentecost, when we saw God visibly and publicly fulfill His promise to pour out His Spirit on all […]
Come, Let Us Meet The Holy Spirit—Part 1
The Bible’s very first portrait of the Holy Spirit sparks my imagination. Before a single word of creation had been spoken, before light had broken the darkness, the Spirit of God was “hovering over the face of the waters.” (Genesis 1:2) The Hebrew word for “hovering” carries the image of a mother bird brooding over […]
Jesus, the Perfect Self-Expression of God the Father and Why It Matters for You
The Bible opens with four words: “In the beginning God.” (Genesis 1:1) Before anything else existed, God was already present and engaged in a powerful relationship. Genesis 1:1–3 allows us to catch a glimpse of it: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness […]