I cannot leave Ephesians 5:15-16 without sharing a bit of Gandalfian wisdom (or, if you prefer, wisdom from J. R. R. Tolkien...
Last Thursday, I used the illustration of a lighthouse with its many prisms to help explain how you and I can be light in the world. We transmit the self-generating light of Jesus...
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What is the kingdom of God? Sometimes we equate the kingdom of God with heaven. This misses the precise meaning of the kingdom, though it is closely related to what we call heaven.
"Someone just triggered the silent alarm," our bank manager called out from behind the teller windows. He studied his console a moment longer and then announced, pointing at me, "It was him."It...
How many times have we gazed into our electronic calendars, crammed full of colored squares, and thought: "I feel like a slave...
The Bible-based devotions that I write each day are called “Daily Reflections.” But, in light of Jeremiah 15:16, I wonder if they should be called “Daily Confections,” as in “something delightful...
No matter what you face in your work today, you can put your trust in God’s unfailing...
Psalm 139:7-12 Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven...
You will almost die. Just wanted you to know.
There are plenty of people working in jobs that just aren’t the right fit. Either the work isn’t in their skill set...
In yesterday's reflection, we saw that our words have power either to hurt others or to build them up. We were encouraged...
Fifty years ago in Montgomery, Alabama, an unassuming black woman decided that her dignity was nonnegotiable. Instead of relinquishing her seat to a white man and moving to the back of the bus, she...
David Rupert here from Red Letter Believers with a reality check. ...
"Critical Choices" by Jim Grubs first appeared in the January 2014 issue of "Minding the Gap," a monthly newsletter about faith in...
I told him we shouldn't go. What could I possibly need from a bookstore when my home is already in danger of being featured on an episode of Hoarders: Book Barrage? But it...
Abraham Lincoln told the story of an Eastern monarch who commanded his wise men to create a sentence. This sentence would be cut in stone and always be in view. It must be...
The first thing you need to know about Ari Handel, co-writer of the 2014 film adaptation of...
“Keep alert at all times. And pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the Son of Man.” Luke 21:36 If Jesus is coming again, how...
Businesses become heroes by offering executive services to the poorest workers.
