Advent Devotions (Week 2): Peace and Shalom

Christ, the divine embodiment of Shalom, is the only thing that can bring this world true and lasting peace.

Advent Devotions (Week 1): Faith and Expectancy

Waiting is the embodiment of faith—a faith that must learn to trust God’s character, His intentions, and His timing.

Reclaiming Thanksgiving

There’s no better time to set a precedence of gratitude toward God than during this special season. Thanksgiving ideas for Christians.

Just Keep Reading

I’ve been reading through the Bible every year for close to thirty years. One of the things I have learned is that the Bible interprets itself.

Staying Faithful to God in Lonely Times

It’s been said that “loneliness” is a feeling of separation. Like Frodo, the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah was required to walk a lonely road.

When God Opens His Hand

The psalmist’s meditation of God’s glory in all of earth’s activity fueled in him a spirit of worship—“May the glory of the Lord endure..." Psalm 104

Are You Ready to Die Today?

When a person experiences persecution or suffering for the sake of Jesus, it profoundly changes their view of sin and the pursuit of the lusts of the flesh.

What Causes Fights Among You?

Our spiritual poverty is always a result of not leaning into God’s grace. We become self-absorbed and toxic when we fail to depend on God to meet our needs.

When Worship is a Waste of Time

The prophet Isaiah found himself in the midst of a crooked generation that was wasting their time in certain religious practices and they didn’t even realize it.

Have We Lost Our Wonder?

There is a place of marvel that we enter into when our hearts are fully embracing the presence of God. This kind of worship is found throughout the Bible.