Posts tagged “Bible Stories”
A gentle whisper
As I held the kettlebell in one hand, the trainer told me to lift it over my head and take one step forward and…
All Scripture is … useful, really?
“All Scripture is … useful” (2 Timothy 3:16). That’s an audacious claim. Many individual Bible passages are encouraging and inspiring and seem very useful….
Collateral impact
A company recently went through the routine of updating its operating system to better prevent security breaches. Unfortunately, this update contained a software bug…
Grace is enough
In the Old Testament, God brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt where they had been enslaved for over 400…
Don’t wait … go all out for Jesus!
In her book The Happiness Project, author Gretchen Rubin spent a year focusing on improving different aspects of her life in order to become…
Jesus is worth it!
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God” (Acts 16:25). That’s nice, isn’t it? A neat little story about a…
How could a good God allow so much suffering?
The problem of evil and suffering is the most challenging indictment against the Christian faith. The question is straightforward: How could a good God…
The blessing of noticing and being noticed
Very often I sit by a 77-year-old woman at church. When she walks out of church, the pastor greets her with, “Good to see…
Rizzin indeed!
Not too long ago, one of my employees paid me a lovely compliment . . . I think. She told me I had “W…
Today is the day the Lord has made!
Do you ever shop at Aldi? With four small, seemingly always hungry kids at home, I sure do! One of my favorite things about…
Terms and conditions no longer apply
A while back I bought airplane tickets to speak at an event later this spring. I would fly in one day, speak that evening…
Listen to Jesus’ voice
Last summer my wife and I adopted a puppy named Huckleberry. Since bringing her home, the one thing that’s stood out to me the…