Posts tagged “Jesus”
Make us bold to pray
Which of these scenarios best describes your relationship with God? Scenario #1—The scene is a courtroom. God, the judge robed in black, takes his…
Let there be lights
A few years back, our family took a tour through Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. At one point in a deep, open part of the…
It’s about Jesus
Amy Carmichael was a Christian missionary who served in India until her death in 1951, bringing the love of Jesus to countless women who…
Our reality
The Lord looked down from heaven and saw that his creatures, the ones he had crafted by hand out of the dust of the…
Peace in persecution
Hours before Jesus’ death, facing down the cross, he used some of his final breaths to give Christians a warning and a blessing: “In…
Your problems are not outside of you
For the past 30 years or so, the self-esteem movement has preached one message: You are wonderful just the way you are. That sounds…
You are not the groom
Can you imagine a best man who wanted more attention than the groom? Picture the bride walking down the aisle with her dad as…
Are you a success?
The biggest thing that determines your personal success is how you personally define success. So how do you define it? Is success a certain…
They’ll never take our freedom!
Do you recognize the name William Wallace? Perhaps you’re familiar with Mel Gibson’s depiction of William Wallace in the movie Braveheart. Wallace was a…
The joy of generosity
If I promised I wasn’t trying to boast, could I tell you the story of the $600 tip? Years ago, my buddy Jason and…
Jesus is our autocorrect
It took me an incredibly long time to be comfortable with texting. After using a normal-sized keyboard for 30 years, I wasn’t comfortable with…
Our fingerprints are on the cross
“As the soldiers led [Jesus] away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross…