Sabbath Thoughts

You and I—we’re not perfect. We know that. That’s why we’re here, isn’t it? We follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ because we know we’re not...

Sixteen years. It was today, sixteen years ago, that I formally told God I was serious about this—that I wanted to see this journey through to the...

“Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day” (Psalm 119:97). For a long time, I had trouble wrapping my head around that sentiment....

Speaking of the formation of stars and solar systems, astronomer Carl Sagan once wrote, All of the rocky and metallic material we stand on, the iron...

Before the city of Pompeii was entombed with ash for 1,500 years, it was covered with something else entirely: Graffiti. The eruption that destroyed...

It’s easy to overlook—mostly because they spend 22 chapters saying some of the most unhelpful, insulting, misinformed things a person can possibly...

Some weeks, I don't want the Sabbath. I don't want to stop. There's too much to do, or else I'm in the middle of a project I'm excited about....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...