Unfinished work with our parents or siblings will haunt us and continually erode other relationships if we do not give it our careful, prayerful attention. ...
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...
A Note from MarkDear Friends,From August 8-23, I’ll be on vacation with my family in Montana. Not only will my Internet access be spotty, but also I need to let this vacation be...
Human beings come from the dust of the ground. We are of this earth, made from the gritty stuff of creation. Yet we are also a product of God's own breath, the breath...
God made us so that we might work in his creation, tending it and being fruitful within it. In various ways, we continue to live out that purpose through our work. Yet because...
As Jesus traveled around Galilee announcing the good news that the kingdom of heaven was at hand, he also healed people of all different kinds of illnesses. The blind could see. The deaf...
Marcus here. I lost one of my dogs a few weeks ago. I don't know if you're a dog person or not, but dogs are special to me. I think it is their...
At the beginning of each calendar year, I like to devote one day's reflection to a discussion of the purpose of the...
In my previous two articles, God's Prescription for Workaholics and Give God Your To-Do List, I discussed the damage that has been done by the frenetic busyness of our lives and suggested as an...
