by Jeremy | Jan 20, 2023 | Sabbath Thoughts
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 this truth play out over and over again. The turbulence, from our perspective, always feels like it comes out of the blue. We find a...
by Jeremy | Jan 13, 2023 | Sabbath Thoughts
Jesus washed Judas’s feet. He knew how the evening would unfold. He knew His disciple of three and a half years was about to betray Him into the hands of sinners—wicked men who would ensure He died one of the cruelest deaths any human could inflict on another. What’s...
by Jeremy | Jan 6, 2023 | Sabbath Thoughts
Imagine having a driving style so unique, so identifiably yours that someone could spot you from a mile away. Jehu had that. When he led his insurrection against the kings of Israel and Judah, the watchman at the town of Jezreel recognized him from an incredible...
by Jeremy | Aug 26, 2022 | Sabbath Thoughts
Growth is never as simple as it sounds. Ideally, it would look something like this: You put in the effort; you improve yourself. Over time, continuous effort would produce a constant self-improvement. As people—as followers of God—we’d just keep getting better and...
by Jeremy | Aug 5, 2022 | Sabbath Thoughts
Over the last year or so, I’ve come across a handful of modern motivational phrases that have coalesced in my mind into something of a mantra: Done is better than perfect.Some is better than none.Just get started. We can hide behind perfect. If we’re not sure we can...
