Posts tagged “Value”
Who touched me?
One day Jesus was walking through a crowd so big that it had the potential to crush him. While plenty of people were bumping…
I want it all
“Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income” (Ecclesiastes 5:10). The verse quoted above makes a direct…
Why a burning bush?
Sometimes I don’t ask the most obvious questions until decades later. Like the burning bush. I’ve known the story of Moses and the burning…
Your (extra)ordinary Savior
Did you know that one of the most common names for Jewish boys in Jesus’ time was Jesus? I’m not making that up. Check…
Ordinary is how God ordinarily works
I bet you’d love to make some extraordinary changes in your life. Maybe to unconditionally love the people in your family, even that sibling…
God works for our 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”…
God is always here
A few years ago my wife and I saw Dear Evan Hansen, a musical about a teenage boy who’s lonely, socially awkward, and depressed….
Why are you worthy?
The other day I was meditating on these words of Jesus: “Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows” (Luke 12:7). Curious,…
Culture of comparisons
We live in a culture of comparisons. That thought hit me while watching Thanksgiving football last year. I noticed that when the TV flashed…
Jesus is more painful (and glorious) than you thought
During a recent trip to Jerusalem, I had this romantic idea for a morning run: Get up early; run from my hotel up the…
Jesus feels your pain
Gerdi was invited to spend a weekend with her college friends, but she didn’t want to go. She had breast cancer, had lost all…
Money is fleeting, but GOD is forever
I just made the mistake of looking at my checking account. $6.85 for bathroom supplies at the grocery store. $0.93 for gas station coffee….