spiritual identity
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the Champion…
lost
“We just witnessed a stunning, daring bit of TV storytelling that set the show on a new, series-ending path—one that will track the characters through parallel, alternate universes,” wrote USA Today’s Robert Bianco following the 2-hour premiere of the last season of Lost.
“We are now following two versions of their lives. “That’s no easy task to pull off,” Bianco insisted.…
mirror, mirror
"Don’t just listen to God’s Word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the Word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets…
restoration
"That is why the Lord says, 'Turn to Me now, while there is time. Give Me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.' Return to the Lord your God,for He is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to…
point to Jesus
Two days after my daughter purchased her first used car, it wouldn’t start. After fiddling with the battery, I tried hooking it back up. That was a big mistake. Little did I know that reattaching the battery cables would set off the most loud and obnoxious sounding car alarm I’ve ever heard (We didn’t even know it was installed on…
build your city
Well, in the words of the old Starship pop song, We built this city (on rock and roll). Those lyrics rolled through my mind this morning as I read Isaiah 58 and especially Isaiah 58:12 about rebuilding the cities.
Starship built their city on show stopping/attention getting lyrics—on rock and roll. One of the lyric lines states, “Say you don’t know me…
redeemed
"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the…
wild gourds
As you probably know, not all mushrooms are safe to eat. In fact, only 3,000 of the 14,000 known mushroom species are edible. Poisonous mushrooms are also known as toadstools (thought to have originated from the German word todes which means death). That’s why I rely on the experts, for I can’t tell a good mushroom from a bad toadstool.
Due…
need an exchange?
"Come to Me all of you who are tired of carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest, take My yoke and put it on you, and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit and you will find rest. For the yoke I will give you is easy, and the load I will put on…
from the dust
"Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to My coming. He saw it and was glad. The people said, “You aren’t even fifty years old. How can You say you have seen Abraham?" Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I Am!” At that point they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was…
February 21, 2011
How should believers in Jesus view tolerance? How do we stand for biblical truth while also conveying the love of God?
divine design
Intelligent design. It’s hard to go a day without encountering that phrase, and here’s why. The more scientists study matter like molecular DNA—the building block of life—the more it points to a Creator. As Dr. Stephen Meyer, author of Signature in the Cell, writes, “The best, most causally adequate explanation for the origin of the specified, digitally encoded information in DNA is…
get real
Slate magazine’s William Saletan indicts our culture stating: “Every time you answer your cell phone in traffic, squander your workday on YouTube, text a colleague during dinner, or turn on the TV to escape your kids, you’re leaving this world. You’re neglecting the people around you, sometimes at the risk of killing them.”
Wow! And he didn’t even mention the addictive…
judah and tamar
I know a guy who doesn’t leave a very good first impression . . . or last one, for that matter. He’s conniving and selfish, a man of double standards. He makes promises that he has no intention of keeping, and he’s led a promiscuous lifestyle. Not exactly Mr. Right, huh?
Judah, Joseph’s brother, was such a guy. In Genesis 38,…
look who's driving!
Stopped last night at a pharmacy to get medicine, My mom said, "Look who's driving that car. I guess anyone can get a license around here!" 
This is Duke. His owner Mary ended up being a kindred spirit and fellow believer in Jesus. What a fun trip the the pharmacy!
Sometimes things are not what they seem. So when something in…
