A Day in the Life “But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear” (Matthew 13:16). When I read those words of Jesus, I picture Him standing before His disciples after telling the parable of the sower. The crowds heard a story about seeds and soil. The disciples heard somethingContinue reading “When Jesus Opened Their Eyes”
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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”
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”
The Plumb Line of the Heart
A Day in the Life “Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.” — 1 John 3:4 When I read these words from the apostle John, I cannot help but imagine what it must have been like to watch Jesus live day after day with an unshakable moral center. John did not writeContinue reading “The Plumb Line of the Heart”
When Love Learns to Walk
A Day in the Life “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father.” — John 14:21a There are moments in the life of Jesus where His words are gentle and inviting, and then there are moments—like this oneContinue reading “When Love Learns to Walk”
Living Forward Without a Safety Net
A Day in the Life “But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.” — Romans 14:23 I have learned that faith is rarely tested in the abstract; it is tested in the ordinary decisions of daily life. The apostleContinue reading “Living Forward Without a Safety Net”
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”
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”
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”
When the Crowd Thins and the Father Draws
A Day in the Life “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.” John 6:65 When I linger over the Gospels, one of the most steadying observations about Jesus is how unmoved He is by numbers. Crowds gather, thin, surge,Continue reading “When the Crowd Thins and the Father Draws”