Sabbath Thoughts
From the moment Jonah chooses to run from God, he begins a spiritual downward spiral. The author of the book highlights that spiral in the way he narrates the story. As soon as Jonah decides to flee, the story says he “went down to Joppa” (Jonah 1:3). After paying the …
Growth is turbulent. That’s what I’ve discovered in my time as a parent. Mary and I have three—three!—kids now, and I’ve watched …
Jesus washed Judas’s feet. He knew how the evening would unfold. He knew His disciple of three and a half years was …
Imagine having a driving style so unique, so identifiably yours that someone could spot you from a mile away. Jehu had that. …
Everybody thinks they know how to fix it. Just get enough of their guys making the decisions, enough of their rules being …
I want to take a look at a single verse in the book of Jude. But first, we need to set the …
Last Friday was our tenth anniversary. Ten. Years. Three thousand six hundred fifty-two days since we said, “I do.” A lot has …
We forget that, sometimes. It’s easy to think of growth as visible, obvious, easy to point to and say, “There it is.” …
Before we say goodnight to Prim, Mary and I take turns every evening to sit beside her and have “chat time.” For …
James doesn’t have a lot of nice things to say about the tongue. He focuses on its destructive capabilities, calling it “a …