Posts tagged “God”
God works for good
“We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose”…
The Lord delights in you
I love watching my kids. It’s not always easy being a parent, but my kids bring me so much joy. I love watching their…
God + man = Jesus (and really good news!)
Ready for a mental workout? Then read the lyrics of this classic Christmas carol—“Christ, by highest heaven adored/Christ, the everlasting Lord/late in time behold…
He can do anything
As Christians raised in a culture where we tend to believe only what we see, the miracles of Scripture may run past us, like…
Angels watching over me
Open up the Bible, and you will see the blessing of angels in the lives of God’s people. An angel wiped out 185,000 Assyrian…
Are you good?
Back in 2013, Oprah gave a commencement speech at Harvard where she revealed a question that she had been asked by President Bush, President…
Is Christianity all talk, or can you trust it?
I’m sitting in the class of one of my favorite professors. He’s tall with a voice that matches his size. For weeks, I’ve been…
Don’t make a mountain out of a snowball
One winter I called my son to complain about our 12 inches of snow. We’d had so much of it that winter, and I…
Don’t say too much
It is tempting to say that we know why God allows what he does in our lives. A farmer’s horse ran away. The neighbors…
You flicker. Jesus doesn’t.
I had this desk lamp that flickered. It would suddenly turn off. I’d ignore it and keep working. Then it would turn back on….
Hark! (a.k.a. Hey!)
Way back in 1739, Charles Wesley wrote a Christmas song soaked with Scripture. If “Away in a Manger” is like Cool Whip on a…
With us here, there, and forever
Do you know the Bible account of Jesus’ birth? If not, I encourage you to read it in Luke chapter 2. It involves a…