Bilbo Baggins and the Exhausted Soul
I know I don’t look it but I’m beginning to feel it in my heart. I feel thin… sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
Will Jesus’ Prayer Be Answered in You?
As Jesus came to the end of His earthly ministry and stood at the threshold of a looming crucifixion, He had a dying wish: Christian unity.
Encountering My Mother’s God
John Newton’s mother, Elizabeth Newton, was the one who modeled godliness for him when he was a young boy.
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Self-Righteous, and Mercy Deficient
Jonah was self-righteous, bitter, and lacking in mercy and compassion. The stubborn prophet had to learn a hard lesson about grace.
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The Sign of Jonah, Jesus’ Resurrection
The Sign of Jonah: Jonah was hurled into the sea to appease the wrath of God. Jesus appeased the wrath of God on the cross for our sins.
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Making God in Our Image
“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us,” wrote A.W. Tozer.
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The God of Second Chances
They called him “Wrong Way” Roy. His gaffe on New Year’s Day, 1929, is often cited as the worst blunder in college football history.
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Mercy at the Bottom
When a humpback whale off Herring Cove Beach swallowed Michael Packard, it was utter darkness for the veteran lobster diver.
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God’s Megaphone of Pain
C.S. Lewis said, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
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When Believers Must Learn From Unbelievers
Pagan sailors seem to have more sensitivity and awareness to things God is doing around them than does Jonah, who ironically is a “prophet.”