As the Day Begins “May He strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all His holy ones.” — 1 Thessalonians 3:13 There are some people whose presence changes a room without them ever trying to do so.Continue reading “Carrying the Fragrance of Another Kingdom”
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WHEN GOD’S CHILDREN BEGIN TO OWN THEIR FAITH
In the Life of Christ “Why were you searching for me? Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?” — Luke 2:49 Luke gives us remarkably little information about Jesus between His infancy and the beginning of His public ministry. That makes Luke 2:41–52 especially valuable. Here, for one brief moment, theContinue reading “WHEN GOD’S CHILDREN BEGIN TO OWN THEIR FAITH”
Shaped by the Potter’s Hands
As the Day Begins “You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand.” — Isaiah 64:8 There is something deeply comforting about knowing that God is still working on us. Isaiah used the image of the potter and clay to remind Israel thatContinue reading “Shaped by the Potter’s Hands”
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”
When Books Fail Us
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”
The Adventure Hidden in Plain Sight
Rediscovering Your First Love On Second Thought There’s a worn leather Bible sitting on my desk that tells a story. The pages are dog-eared, the margins filled with notes from different seasons of my life—some in confident ink, others in tentative pencil. Coffee stains mark pages I’ve lingered over during early morning hours, and highlightedContinue reading “The Adventure Hidden in Plain Sight”
When Love Becomes the Assignment
A Day in the Life “I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” John 17:26 When I linger in John 17, I am always struck by how unhurried and intentional Jesus is on the eve ofContinue reading “When Love Becomes the Assignment”
The Daily Life That Transforms Everything
Christ Within A Day in the Life “To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27 As I sit with Paul’s words to the Colossians, I am struck again by how easily theContinue reading “The Daily Life That Transforms Everything”
Refined in the Waiting
Learning to Trust When the Path Is Unclear As the Day Begins “Keep my soul and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.” Psalm 25:20 David’s prayer in Psalm 25 rises from a life lived between promise and fulfillment. Anointed by Samuel yet hunted by Saul, David learnedContinue reading “Refined in the Waiting”
Living from What We Believe
As the Day Ends As evening settles in and the pace of the day finally loosens its grip, we are left with a quiet but searching truth: the way we behave overwhelmingly flows from what we deeply believe. By nightfall, our actions have already told the story of our inner convictions. What we trusted whenContinue reading “Living from What We Believe”