Posts tagged “Goodness”
God wants me to forgive THEM!
I’m a child of the 90s who grew up going to a Christian church, so I have extensive knowledge about an obscure show called…
Fix your thoughts on Jesus
If being a Christian feels hard during this season of your life (trusting God’s plan, forgiving that person, not giving up on organized religion,…
What fills your heart?
Part of my nightly routine involves writing in my “Thanksgiving Journal,” in which I meditate on and praise God for all the blessings he…
Who the Son sets free
Shortly after getting my driver’s license, I remember driving around town with my best friend, feeling rather puffed up with my newfound freedom. At…
The best version of you
You are the best version of yourself when you believe that what God says about you is true. When you consume others’ social media…
Praying against evil
I was having a conversation with a group of strangers when things started getting weird. The woman next to me said all sorts of…
The Word is a seed
I told Ricardo, one of my soccer teammates, about a Bible app that people at my church loved. A year later he said, “Mike,…
Jesus is God’s greatest gift
Sometimes you need about 40 years to really understand a Bible passage. That’s what happened with me and James 1:17. Ever since I was…
Forget about the “perfect” Christmas
If you could change anything, what would it be? I’m not asking about world peace or cancer. We’re heading into Christmas, and this is…
Fanny & Jesus
Have you ever heard of Fanny Crosby? She was a Christian songwriter who produced more worship music than Martin Luther, Chris Tomlin, and Hillsong…
Bringing light to the world
Last year at a Little League championship game, 12-year-old Kaiden Shelton threw a pitch that hit Isaiah Jarvis in the head. Isaiah fell to…
Abuse: How can I help?
Have you been following along with the current Time of Grace series on abuse? If so, I’m betting you—like me—have been thinking a lot…