Lost in the Darkness
As I walked in the darkness With a lone candle in my hand I happened upon a haggard man Stumbling as he wandered the land
Read More Lost in the DarknessCategory: The Book of Life
The final chapter of our life story, the goal of a life in Christ, is to finally be reunited with Him — to have our name recorded in the Book of Life.
An Overflowing Joy
Joy is something to be shared with others. If we have good news, we want to tell everyone we know about it. When the angel of the Lord appeared to the shepherds, the angel told them, “I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people (Luke 2:10, NASB).” The […]
Read More An Overflowing JoyThanksgiving Creation
“For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.” – 1 Timothy 4:4 (NIV) May we create a spirit of thankfulness in our hearts for what God has given us.
Read More Thanksgiving CreationA Proper Response
In Daniel 2, King Nebubakenezer challenges his wizards to interpret his dreams, but he insists that they tell him what the dream was about first. Instead, the wizards insist that the king tell them what the dream was about. “What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except […]
Read More A Proper ResponseLetting Christ Straighten Up Our Life
I sat with her in her living room as she talked about her life. Somehow she managed to keep her frail body upright in the chair. A small plastic tube by her nose fed her oxygen as she spoke with a raspy voice. I could sense the bitterness as she told me about past injustices […]
Read More Letting Christ Straighten Up Our LifeThe Superheroes You’ll Never Know
There are certain people I have met in my life who have inspired and challenged me. They are not rich and famous, nor are they well known to the public. They are for the most part ordinary people living life in obscurity, but living for the Lord Jesus. Their accomplishments won’t show up in the […]
Read More The Superheroes You’ll Never KnowCold Rejection
There was a chill in the air as I watched him take a draw from his cigarette. The tip glowed orange-red in the dark of the parking area as he inhaled. A white cloud of smoke and warm breath, illuminated by a nearby streetlight, emerged as he exhaled. “You don’t know what it’s like to […]
Read More Cold Rejection“I Don’t Want to Hear Your Good News!”
Imagine if you just heard that you won the Nobel Prize in Literature. You immediately share this good news with friends and family, but they respond: “Oh that isn’t true. That doesn’t really exist. You just want to convert me so someday I’ll get a Noble Prize too.” Imagine the heartbreak when no one believes […]
Read More “I Don’t Want to Hear Your Good News!”Speaking a Foreign Language of Truth
They can’t hear because Jesus speaks the language of truth while the devil, “the father of lies,” speaks his native language of lies. The truth and lies don’t mix. They are totally different languages.
Read More Speaking a Foreign Language of TruthFinding Purpose in a Crumbling World
I notice rusting metal beams and think of all the hours of labor that went into forging the beams and welding them into place. I see crumbling plaster with drooping wallpaper and think of the hours spent carefully selecting colors and installing the walls and wallpaper.
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