Posts tagged “God”
4 kinds of sins (and the 1 God prefers)
If you’re going to sin against God, make sure you sin against him in the right way. Obviously, God doesn’t want you to sin…
How do you define perfection?
On Sunday, October 18, Aaron Rodgers earned a perfect passer rating of 158.3. He is the only Packers quarterback who has ever finished a…
What I pray (almost) every morning
There’s a passage I pray almost every morning. I say “almost” because I’m not a morning person. Some mornings I wake up in a…
Safe in God’s hands
We live in a near-constant state of panic for kids’ safety. Some schools have banned kids from playing tag, and all balls have to…
He knows you by name
How many people know you? I mean, really know you? Your spouse or close family members, your best friend, someone you’ve worked closely with…
On God’s side
During the Civil War, one of President Lincoln’s advisors said he was grateful God was on the Union’s side. Lincoln told him, “Sir, my…
Have some peace when it makes no sense
I’m starting to get how this blessing works: “The peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ…
Worship is praising
What is worship? Okay, I suppose that sounds like a dumb question. It’s what we do in church, plus a little bit at home…
Can you believe it?
Among my friends, the same topic comes up every year around this time. The friends who are teachers bring it up the most: Can you…
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,…
A God of unlimited resources
Every Christian pastor knows of the growing plague of young people just moving in with each other without the benefit of marriage. We’ve heard…
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…