I was sent out on a short-term mission trip to the grocery store. “It won’t take long,” she promised. Her head tilted just so and her eyes firing rapid blinks. “Pick up some...
The New Testament shows us that Christ came to bring us salvation. It is truly a divine rescue mission that saves us...
My father-in-law was diagnosed with leukemia in 2008, a few weeks before the first tulips popped their glossy mouths open, toward the spring sky.
Every now and then it's good to take an enormous step back and evaluate where you are in life.
How do you work with human trafficking victims and not feel overwhelmed to the point of quitting, every single day? Holly J. Burkhalter of International Justice Mission recently said, "We...
The history of the ancient Israelites presents us with a trajectory that resembles a thrill ride with breathtaking peaks and bleak valleys. They experienced God’s great acts of deliverance on many...
I need Todd Henry’s latest book, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day.
As I look back upon my life, I consider how God has poured out his grace upon me. Since I became a Christian at a Billy Graham crusade when I was only six...
In yesterday's reflection, we considered the implications of the verb "speaking." We were reminded of the fact that our words matter to...
It's a little dangerous to suggest that one passage of Scripture is more important than another, given the fact that all of...
Something deep inside each of us longs to count. ...
Before we leave Ephesians 4:14, I want to offer a couple additional thoughts on spiritual babies and how they can become mature in Christ. ...
Sevillians aren’t quite so concerned with punctuality as Americans. They have a phrase—no pasa nada—which literally means, “nothing happens.” It’s similar to...
Recently, I was out to lunch with a former colleague I’ll call Kate. We had worked hand and glove for almost a decade. I knew everything about her children. She knew everything about...
In yesterday's reflection, we saw that Paul shifts from talking about the growth of the church as a whole to focusing on...
Growing up in a family of four children, there were times when my siblings and I would throw selfish fits. Perhaps we had to share our Halloween candy when we didn't want to...
When I started college my plan was to become a doctor, so I chose to enroll in a pre-med curriculum. My first...
Psalm 83 begins with a bold request: "O God, do not be silent! Do not be deaf. Do not be quiet, O God." This is one of scores of places in the Psalms...
In yesterday's reflection, we saw that the church as the body of Christ is to reach "the perfect man," that is, the...
People say, “When the end comes you never hear anyone expressing regrets that they didn’t spend enough time at work.” Todd Henry...
