Posts tagged “God”
Shame is an essential worker
This might seem odd to say, but shame is an essential worker in the kingdom of God. If the sinful actions that came from…
What scale are you using?
I stepped on the corner of our scale in the dark, and the plastic foot broke. Great. No woman really wants to confess that…
A crash test dummy’s guide to reading the Bible
It seems to me that when a car manufacturer creates a new car model, there are two very important teams that participate in the…
Jesus is more than a carpenter
Last year my wife and I had a new home built for the first time in our lives together. Our builder has handled some…
He loves me!
“He loves me; he loves me not. He loves me; he loves me not.” This is a common phrase spoken by adolescents as they…
God and the 5 love languages
Have you ever heard of or read the book The 5 Love Languages? This classic on relationships has sold more than 13,000,000 copies because…
See the unseen
The stars are magnificent. When it’s a crisp, clear night with twinkle-twinkly stars glowing bright, you get a glimpse of the expanse of God’s…
A sincere relationship
Have you received a beautiful gift from someone and thought, “Instead of this, I would rather have had a chance to sit and talk…
Almost sunk
In yesterday’s devotion, we discussed the massive work Noah’s family dedicated for decades building the ark. The ark was so huge it could fit…
The archeological gospel
In the spring of 2020, in a quiet museum in Jerusalem, I saw the price Jesus paid for our peace. Back in 1968, some…
Stop babbling in prayer
Have you ever noticed how hard it is for kids these days to get their dads’ attention? In our smartphone, bring-work-home, screen-staring world, the…
God is on your side
Frederick Douglass said, “One and God make a majority.” The idea is that in the face of insurmountable odds, even if you only have…