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!
You are loved forever
When Martin Pistorius was 12 years old, he became sick with cryptococcal meningitis and fell into a coma. He couldn’t move, speak, or do…
What does this mean?
I grew up constantly answering the question—What does this mean? My pastor forced me to think through that question whenever I memorized something from…
Not my God
When President Obama was elected, a number of people said, “Not my president!” Then, when President Trump was elected, people from the other end…
A godly choice
One of the fathers in the Bible whom I admire the most is Joseph. He was engaged to Mary, and he was in the…
Summer storm
Have you been on a big lake when a storm rolls in? Dark clouds gather in the distance, and the distance creeps closer and…
He is the artist; we are his canvas
Of all the aspects of human life that we crave for ourselves, near the top of the list has to be getting control. We…
But God said
I once made the mistake of promising my kids more than I could deliver. At the start of a lazy Saturday, I said, “Girls,…
Wouldn’t you rather be serving God?
When people repent of their sins and come to faith in God, their capacity for spiritual judgment and action changes. Scripture tells us that…
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…
Fully present
There’s nothing quite like having someone’s full attention. They’re present. They’re listening. They have their phone put away, and their eyes are focused on…
A little respect, please
Baseball fans sitting in the stands, even way up in the nosebleed sections, are not shy about pointing out what they believe to be…
Entry requirement
Someone once asked me why God would make the entry requirement for heaven so high. If he loved the world, why not drop the…