Losing Your Life to Find It
Lightning McQueen, the self-enamored prima donna in Disney Pixar’s film Cars, is lost in a town with strange people and such dissimilar lifestyles.
Will You Be the Tree or the Shrub This Year?
Do you want to experience a “happy” new year? Psalm 1:1-6 makes it very clear what will determine that, by giving us two pictures of contrast.
Advent Devotions (Week 4): Love and a Prostitute
On the fourth Sunday of Advent, we reflect on scriptures from the Old and New Testaments about God’s love for us. God’s love undergirds the whole Bible.
Advent Devotions (Week 3): Joy and Rejoicing
The third week of Advent is Joy. Of course, joy and happiness are two different things. Happiness is an emotion that is contingent upon circumstances.
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.
20 Discussion Questions for Your Thanksgiving Gathering
It can be challenging to create rich and meaningful conversations about thanksgiving. The predictable “What do you feel thankful for?” just doesn’t always cut it.
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.