A Day in the Life “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20, NIV). When I sit with those words, IContinue reading “Living the Exchanged Life”
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When Faith Forgets Its Mission
A Day in the Life “So, I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, ‘O faithless and perverse generation … how long shall I bear with you?’” (Matthew 17:16–17). These are not the gentle tones we often associate with Jesus. They are sharp, urgent, almost pained.Continue reading “When Faith Forgets Its Mission”
When Light Walks into the Room
A Day in the Life “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16 When I read Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:16, I cannot escape the simplicity and weight of them. “Let your light so shine…” He does not say, “CreateContinue reading “When Light Walks into the Room”
When Ordinary Lives Become Preserving Grace
A Day in the Life “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” — Matthew 5:13 When I sit with Jesus on that hillside in Matthew 5, listeningContinue reading “When Ordinary Lives Become Preserving Grace”
When He Walks Ahead
A Day in the Life “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.’” — Matthew 16:24 There is something in me that prefers a manageable Jesus—One who blesses my plans, affirms my direction, and adjusts Himself to myContinue reading “When He Walks Ahead”
The Road That Costs Everything
A Day in the Life “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.’” — Matthew 16:24 When I read these words of Jesus, I am immediately confronted with how easily I soften them. We often speak of “bearingContinue reading “The Road That Costs Everything”
When Following Costs You Something
A Day in the Life “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross, and follow Me.’” — Matthew 16:24 When I read these words of Jesus, I feel their weight. They are not whispered to the crowd for casual admiration; theyContinue reading “When Following Costs You Something”
The Debt I Could Never Pay—and the Grace I Must Extend
A Day in the Life “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” — Matthew 6:12 When I walk slowly through the Lord’s Prayer, I notice how Jesus does not allow me to linger long in comfort before He brings me face to face with my need. In the same breath that IContinue reading “The Debt I Could Never Pay—and the Grace I Must Extend”
Taught by God to Love
A Day in the Life “But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.” — 1 Thessalonians 4:9 There are days when I read a verse like this and feel both comforted and exposed. Paul tells the believers inContinue reading “Taught by God to Love”
Bought Back at Any Cost
A Day in the Life “The Lord said to me, ‘Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord for the children of Israel.’” — Hosea 3:1a There are days in the life of God’s people when we are forced to confrontContinue reading “Bought Back at Any Cost”