Posts tagged “Faith”
To Fitbit or not to Fitbit?
That is my question. Many of you already wear an activity tracker device. You have an Apple Watch, Fitbit, or a Garmin running watch….
Where does your compass point?
If you are a fan of the movie series Pirates of the Caribbean, you know all about Captain Jack Sparrow’s magic compass. His compass did…
Recognize your idols
The word idol today has a pleasant connotation. In today’s lingo it means a star, a great performer, someone who can wow and dazzle a crowd,…
God plays a long game
Try as we might, we can’t see into the future. We can guess, plot probabilities, and make predictions, but our ideas could be totally…
Threefold blessing
The triune nature of God remains a mystery. We admittedly trust and worship a God whom we don’t completely understand. Yet he isn’t eons…
Early judgment day
Is God’s patience unlimited? In a sense it is. His mercy triumphs over judgment. Our Savior’s blood washes even the dirtiest sinner clean. His…
Faith is never alone
Faith alone saves. But for believers in Jesus, faith is never alone. “Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food….
When church hurts
Church at its best is magnificent: the Word is taught in its truth and purity, ideas about worship and ministry are freely exchanged, leaders…
An f-bomb in the pastor’s office
The woman dropped the f-bomb in my office. And she didn’t even flinch. I tried to hide how offended I was, to take a…
Take your kids church shopping
On New Year’s Eve morning, my home congregation didn’t have a worship service, so my family tried something new. Instead of doing a devotion…
Waiting for heaven while living on earth
Sometimes it’s just hard, isn’t it? This world is heavy. The more you grow up, the more you live with the reality of pain…
7 lessons in raising heroes
Last week, Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler were on a train to Paris. That’s when these three men stopped a terrorist and…