When I was in school, I was encouraged to avoid the passive voice in my writing. Why? Because immature uses of the...
In yesterday’s reflection, we focused on the first part of Ephesians 5:15, “Be very careful, then, how...
So many of our bloggers have clearly learned much from our hoofed, webbed, clawed, and four-legged friends.
Time and again throughout the Gospel of Mark, Jesus healed people with a simple word or touch. These healings were instantaneous, sure evidence of the power of God working through Jesus. But in...
Last week I began reflecting on Exodus 19:1-6, one of the watershed passages in all of Scripture. Here, the Lord explained the covenant he was making with Israel. He reminded his people that...
Even when we’re reading a passage of Scripture devotionally, we need to remember that it was not written directly to us. Yes, yes, I do believe it is God’s Word for us. But...
Have you ever been talking to someone who is saying good things about you, but whose tone makes you nervous?
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She was the only person in the city who could do that work.
For most of my corporate career, I pursued attention. I thrived on the spotlight, the worshipful attention from other people. I prided...
I can still hear the voices of my Sunday school teachers as they taught me to memorize Psalm 119:11 in the classic King James Version: “Thy word have I hid in mine heart...
Pharaoh’s attempt to squelch the flourishing of the Israelites by enslaving them and mistreating them did not work. So he devised an even harsher policy: If the Hebrew midwives helped a woman to...
Jesus did not tell the story of the generous landowner to comment on the validity of human pay scales. He was not suggesting that, in real life, those who work little should be...
“When you present grain as an offering to the LORD, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense, and bring it to...
Jesus promises, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you” (John 14:27) and our minds conjure a stress-free, carefree existence. I can understand why: life without disruptions sounds attractive.
The NIV translation of Ephesians 4:15 paraphrases the Greek text in a way that makes sense, but that hides one of the...
You know what "the fine print" means, don't you?It's that ridiculously dense paragraph you find on coupons or contest notices, usually in a font so tiny you need a 40X magnifier to read...
A collection of hymns about work, and where they can be found in published hymnals.
For this restaurant owner, the point of suffering is to acknowledge God.
