Your whole life is in God’s trustworthy hand.
As we traveled across the city to a home for disabled children, I tried to prepare my kids for what we were...
Have you ever said to others or yourself, "Quit Pouting," "Don't feel that way," or "Get Over it?' By saying this, you...
In yesterday's reflection on Ephesians 4:32, we saw that we are to forgive others, not only in obedience to Scripture, but also...
Edgar Guest wrote a poem entitled "It Couldn't Be Done." Let me read you the first stanza:Somebody said that it couldn't be done,But he with a chuckle repliedThat "maybe it couldn't," but he...
The blog network is quickly approaching 200 members. (We're doing our very best to welcome everyone, and visit your blogs.) L.L. Barkat...
According to most English translations of Ephesians 4:13, we are to "become mature." That's what the NIV says. The NRSV says we're...
Can you remember the last time you laughed so hard you almost peed your pants? ...
A central theme of Paul’s writings can be summed up in two words: “new creation.” In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new...
In Ephesians 3:18, Paul prays that we might "grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ."...
David Green is the Founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby, a multibillion dollar company with over 500 stores. In this section, David...
Friends of mine are downsizing from a new, sizable home in a wealthy suburb to a modest, comfortable ranch in the small...
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"If you're going to be successful in business, you've got to be willing to serve." Jean Bartell Barber is the Vice-Chairman of Bartell Drugs, the largest pharmacy chain in the Seattle area. Transcript...
Mark 9:1 is one of the more puzzling statements of Jesus. He said that some of those “standing here right now” would not die “before they see the Kingdom of God arrive in...
The Main Text: Now a discussion arose between some of John’s disciples and a Jew over purification. And they came to John...
The transition from Ephesians 5:2 to Ephesians 5:3 can feel like whiplash. One moment, we're asked to imitate God's love, remembering Christ's...
Introduction by Mark Roberts: I am pleased to welcome Dr. Scot McKnight as our reflections writer for this week. In his day...
The memory of my suffering and homelessness is bitterness and poison. I can’t help but remember and am depressed. I call all...
Honestly, I find Jeremiah 49 to be a rather dreary chapter of Scripture. It repeatedly announces God’s judgment upon several Gentile nations: the Ammonites (49:1-6), Edom (49:7-22), Damascus (49:23...
