Finding the One Text That Never Will On Second Thought We live in an age of information overload. Between social media feeds, news alerts, trending podcasts, and countless books promising to transform our lives, we’re consuming content at a rate unprecedented in human history. Last year alone, you probably scrolled through thousands of articles, skimmedContinue reading “When Books Fail Us”
Category Archives: Experiencing God
Counted for a Calling
The Bible in a Year “According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, everyone according to his service, and according to his burden; thus were they numbered of him, as the Lord commanded Moses.” — Numbers 4:49 If you have ever read through the book of Numbers andContinue reading “Counted for a Calling”
More Than a Miracle Worker
DID YOU KNOW February 12’s readings bring us face to face with a question that will not stay safely in the background: Is Jesus merely a moral teacher, a misunderstood prophet—or is He truly Lord? In John 5:16–30, after healing a man on the Sabbath, Jesus does not soften the controversy. Instead, He intensifies it.Continue reading “More Than a Miracle Worker”
When Truth Has a Name
On Second Thought “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” — John 14:6 There are three questions that refuse to leave humanity alone. They surface in hospital rooms, college classrooms, funeral homes, and quiet midnight reflections. Where did we comeContinue reading “When Truth Has a Name”
When God’s Instructions Seem Overly Specific
DID YOU KNOW God’s will often feels confusing not because it is unclear, but because it is more detailed, relational, and purposeful than we expect. Scripture does not shy away from this tension. From the precise architectural commands of the tabernacle in Exodus, to the unexpected healing at the Pool of Bethesda in John, toContinue reading “When God’s Instructions Seem Overly Specific”
The Freedom We Resist
On Second Thought “If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” — John 8:36 There are moments in worship when discomfort settles in quietly, almost imperceptibly. It is not the temperature of the room, the length of the sermon, or the firmness of the pew that causes it. Rather, it is theContinue reading “The Freedom We Resist”
The Love Story Hidden in Your Bible
Discovering God’s Ideal for Intimacy DID YOU KNOW Did You Know That the Most Romantic Book in the Bible Is Also the Most Avoided? The Song of Solomon sits quietly in our Bibles, often skipped over in sermon series and glossed over in reading plans. Pastors tend to avoid it or over-interpret it, turning everyContinue reading “The Love Story Hidden in Your Bible”
The Light That Never Dims
Three Principles for Faithful Service The Bible in a Year There’s something beautifully practical about the instructions God gives in Leviticus. Amid all the regulations and ceremonial details, we find windows into the heart of God and His expectations for those who serve Him. Today’s passage, Leviticus 24:2, is one of those windows: “Command theContinue reading “The Light That Never Dims”
When Silence Gives Way to Witness
DID YOU KNOW Did you know that God often chooses unlikely voices to speak life into entire communities? In John 4:27–42, we encounter a moment that quietly overturns many of our assumptions about who is qualified to speak about God. The Samaritan woman at the well was not trained, respected, or positioned for influence. SheContinue reading “When Silence Gives Way to Witness”
Breathed, Not Borrowed
On Second Thought “All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16–17 There is a quiet urgency in Paul’s words to Timothy, a sense that something essentialContinue reading “Breathed, Not Borrowed”