Ask a physically blind person if they’re blind and they’ll say, “Well, yeah, of course.”Ask a spiritually blind person if they’re blind, and they’ll say, “What are you talking about? Who do you think you are, accusing me of being blind?! You’re the blind one, you fool!” The difference between being physically blind and spiritually blind is that when a …
God shares the best Christmas gift ever. Himself. With whom can you share him this Christmas? Don’t hold back.
“It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth” (3 John 3,4). When John says that he prays for it to “go well with you,” that literally means, …
War is a central theme of God’s saving activity. The very first promise that God made in his merciful response to the first sin in the Bible promised to crush his enemy’s head (Genesis 3:15). God’s redeeming rescue of Abraham’s descendants from slavery in Egypt became an all-out assault on the powerful Egyptian empire and its pharaoh. The ten plagues …
Are you among the 51% of women or 61% of men who will experience emotional trauma? Are you a veteran or first responder with PTSD? Were you involved in a tragic accident? Have you lost a child? Have you experienced abuse or been the victim of a crime? God sees you and says: “Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees …
Christians call him John the Baptist because he baptized Jesus and a bunch of others as Jesus began his ministry. Jesus called him the greatest of all time. “Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist …” (Matthew 11:11). John had been preaching that the kingdom of God was …
What an amazing world of high tech we live in! You can go online and get a uniquely designed logo for your small business, become an ordained minister, or take medical lab tests without ever talking to a real person. But then you need to talk to a real person about your phone bill, so you call and get an …
Believers respond to difficult circumstances with patient waiting and confidence that, at just the right time, Jesus will fix all that is broken in our lives.
Jesus doesn’t exaggerate often or speak as if your hair is on fire. Yet in these words he lays everything on the table. If there is one thing to do as a follower of Jesus, this, according to Jesus, is it: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever …
GIFs are wildly popular among us. Admit it, you searched for a GIF when texting “happy birthday” to your friend, or when sending an “I’m sorry” to your sister. These snapshots of our culture feature emotional moments from entertainment or sports, iconic movements of celebrities, and tributes to beloved experiences. And we love using them to help express ourselves more …
