In ancient days, names meant so much more than they do now. I’ve always disliked my name.
Read MoreI’m impressed by some of the young men who pastor churches in our area.
Read MoreListen to this verse in James 4: “What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”
Read MoreHave you discovered the meaning of life? In all of the confusion and uncertainty about life, where can we turn for wisdom and direction?
Read MoreDid you know the deepest part of the ocean is nearly seven miles deep? It’s in the western Pacific Ocean and it’s filled with weird creatures that are adapted to the extreme environment down there.
Read MoreGod doesn’t need us. He is complete in Himself. Yet what is so stunning about God is that He has chosen, mysteriously, to love and care about us intimately.
Read MoreI’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Don’t put God into a box.” What it means is this: don’t put limitations on God.
Read MoreThere is a beautiful picture in the Bible of the relationship we have with God. He is our heavenly Father because He has adopted us into His family.
Read MoreIn Psalm 145 David calls us to take the time to look back on our lives and reflect on the goodness of our God. In the words of an old hymn, we are urged to, “Count your blessings, name them one by one.”
Read MoreWe humans seek significance but often settle for busyness. We tell ourselves that if we are always busy, it must mean we are in demand and we count for something.
Read MoreJesus saw two brothers fishing and walked up to them and said, “Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.” And He didn’t tell them where He was going.
Read MoreWhen I return home after a trip, I’m so excited to pull into the driveway, see the lights glowing from the windows, and feel the welcome of my family. But there are many people in the world who don’t have anyone to welcome them home.
Read MoreIn Matthew 5 Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” What does that mean - to be poor in spirit? And why would Jesus say that this is a blessed place to be?
Read MoreIt is a scientific truth that light always goes into darkness, not the other way around. Darkness cannot overcome a candle, it must wait for the flame to flicker out.
Read MoreIn the face of unspeakable pain and suffering, why would anyone still believe in God? Or take the matter of unexpected crises.
Read MoreJohn Paul Sartre said that if God exists, humans are not free, and that if humans are free, God does not exist. For us in the 21st century this is a terrible thought – that we truly aren’t free.
Read MoreImagine for a moment you’re camping in the Umpqua National Forest in Oregon. As you snuggle into your sleeping bag, suddenly a huge shadow falls across the walls of your tent.
Read MoreHave you had one of those nights when your soul feels tormented? Something you did or said that you’re agonizing about?
Read MoreThe author Norman Cousins said that human beings can live for a few weeks without food, a few days without water, a few minutes without air, but not one second without hope.
Read MoreLiving in a large city, I often hear sirens and I think of those first responders who are hurrying to help people in distress. I’m thankful for these individuals who daily risk themselves to save others.
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