A Day in the Life “Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1b (NIV) When I sit with Hebrews 12, I’m struck by how honest Scripture is about the Christian life. The writer does notContinue reading “Untangled for the Road Ahead”
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Always Looking for Him
A Day in the Life “And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him.” — Mark 1:36 There is something quietly revealing about Mark’s brief statement that Simon Peter and the others “searched for” Jesus. The moment comes after a full and exhausting day of ministry in Capernaum—healings, teaching, crowds pressing in fromContinue reading “Always Looking for Him”
When Scripture Sets the Heart Ablaze
A Day in the Life “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” Luke 24:32 I often find myself walking the Emmaus road without realizing it. Not literally, of course, but inwardly—moving through the day with conversations running in myContinue reading “When Scripture Sets the Heart Ablaze”
Power That Walks With You, Not Fear That Paralyzes You
A Day in the Life “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 When I read Paul’s words to Timothy, I cannot help but imagine a quiet morning in Timothy’s life—waking with responsibility pressing heavily on his chest. HeContinue reading “Power That Walks With You, Not Fear That Paralyzes You”
Walking With Jesus Through the Seasons of Life
A Day in the Life “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 When I read Ecclesiastes 3, I am reminded that life with God is never static. There is a rhythm woven into creation itself, a God-given cadence that governs both the natural world and the humanContinue reading “Walking With Jesus Through the Seasons of Life”
Rooted Where Life Flows
A Day in the Life There are days when I can feel the difference between merely knowing Scripture and actually living from it. Psalm 1 gives me an image I return to often: “He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leafContinue reading “Rooted Where Life Flows”
Keeping Our Eyes on Jesus, Not on Each Other
A Day in the Life “Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following… Peter said to Jesus, ‘But Lord, what about this man?’” — John 21:20–21 There are moments in Scripture that feel almost uncomfortably human, and this exchange between Jesus and Peter is one of them. I can picture the sceneContinue reading “Keeping Our Eyes on Jesus, Not on Each Other”
Faithful to the Vision When the Cost Is Clear
A Day in the Life There is a quiet gravity in Paul’s words before King Agrippa: “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision” (Acts 26:19). This is not the language of triumphalism or self-congratulation. It is the measured testimony of a man looking back over decades of obedience that were costly,Continue reading “Faithful to the Vision When the Cost Is Clear”
Preparing the Heart to Meet a Holy God
A Day in the Life “And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.” Exodus 19:11 When I linger with the scene at Mount Sinai, I am struck not first by the thunder or theContinue reading “Preparing the Heart to Meet a Holy God”
Standing in the Gap When Silence Is Easier
A Day in the Life “So, I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.” —Ezekiel 22:30 As I sit with this text, I feel the weight of God’sContinue reading “Standing in the Gap When Silence Is Easier”