Posts tagged “Jesus”
You call that prayer?
We worry out loud and call it prayer. We get bossy with God and call it prayer. We complain about our circumstances and call…
The cure
Chicken soup is the only cure for the common cold. You should rub honey on a beesting. My grandma said the best way to…
Walk what you talk!
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman has been used countless times by couples and businesses alike to identify various ways people feel and…
The deceitfulness of wealth
Jesus chose an interesting word to describe wealth: deceitful. (See Matthew 13:22.) If something is deceitful, it promises one thing while delivering something else….
Never alone
Feeling alone is scary. When the Old Testament prophet Elisha and his servant were surrounded by an enemy army, the servant cried out, “Oh…
Your worth is found in Jesus
In 2023 the cost for a 30-second Super Bowl commercial was between 6 and 7 million dollars. Yikes! That’s a lot of Cool Ranch…
Filled with peace and joy
What’s crushing down on you? Years ago, a nuclear-powered submarine, USS Thresher, disappeared in the ocean depths. A small valve had frozen up from…
Jesus deleted your sins
Food and phones have something in common. Most of us feel bad about our relationship with both of them. We struggle to enjoy them…
Setting boundaries
My greatest fear for Christians in our digital age is not online bullying or mature websites. It’s the impact that all this scrolling has…
Thank God for technology
Have you ever pictured the reformer Martin Luther as the Elon Musk of ancient Germany, a man on the leading edge of technology? Around…
The B team
Were you ever on the B team? Unless you were a stellar athlete, you may have spent time on the bench, warm-up pants firmly…
Show them grace
If you had one message to share with the youngest generation, what would you want to tell them? There are the universal truths that…