Who is God?
How can we know what God is like? He tells us in the Bible and shows us every day through the people and blessings around us. Even in our struggles, God reveals his love for us because he’s overflowing with grace and forgiveness, and he sent his Son, Jesus, for us!
Light becomes hope
When darkness was so thick you could wear it, God had an idea. “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3). In a flash, he knew…
A father who makes the Lord his trust
“Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust” (Psalm 40:4 ESV). In addition, blessed is the family of the man who makes…
His pants are not on fire
When my children were little, my husband said I should write a book called How to Lie to Your Kids, because I’d say stuff…
Will God provide?
For the longest time, I was sure there was a biblical promise that God would provide everything I need for my life—that I would…
This is not normal
A pastor friend of mine often says about our ministry: “This is not normal.” Recently, we have been blessed with some noticeable (and abnormal)…
The teacher’s focus
Jesus was an amazing teacher. He was willing to teach anyone, anytime, anyplace. “Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a…
Jesus lights the dark corners
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5). We could return to these 13 words every day…
God guides our healing
Look at this beautiful request embedded in one little sentence of Psalm 41: “I said, ‘Lord, be merciful to me; Heal my soul, for…
Who touched me?
One day Jesus was walking through a crowd so big that it had the potential to crush him. While plenty of people were bumping…
I want it all
“Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income” (Ecclesiastes 5:10). The verse quoted above makes a direct…
There’s power in the blood
“Thank you. Your blood donation today will save at least three lives,” said the cheerful young woman as I tried to ignore the large…
Can I have your attention?
Before smartphones and Facebook, humans could focus on something for at least 15 seconds before our minds began to wander. Today, researchers say that…