"For you see your calling, brethren…" Wait. Stop. Don't just read past it. You've seen this verse a thousand times—this time, read it again for the...
3 Reasons Why It’s Time to Start Taking Your Calling Personally (and How to Do It)
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Volume 2
These blogs are included in The Very Best of Sabbath Thoughts, Volume 2.
Running with the Gentiles
It would be so easy to fit in. A little compromise; that's all it would take. Skip church one time to go to that football game with your friends....
Small Potatoes and the Kingdom of God
It was the summer of some year, and I was a certain age (let's say seven or eight, because I honestly don't remember and it's not super important)....
Righteousness on a Curve: When Better Isn’t Good Enough
"This class will be graded on a curve." During my time as a student, these were the eight most beautiful words in the English language. It didn't...
Do You Want to Be Made Well?
The pool of Bethesda was a magnet for the sick and the infirm of Jerusalem. A great and pitiful multitude lay sprawled out across its five covered...
The Heart of the Matter
"Brilliant military strategist" are three words that have never been used to describe me, primarily because they would be a great big whopping lie....
Be Ye Transformed
Blood is awesome. I'm a really big fan of how it circulates oxygen through my body and keeps me from being dead. That's fantastic. But you know...
A World of Panes
Hummingbirds are fascinating creatures. Their insanely high metabolisms require them to consume their own weight in nectar every day—meaning at any...
Grafting In
"So you've decided to grow an apple tree. Congratulations! We're certain that you'll find this expedition into the realm of horticulture both...
Fashioned With Hands
Built any gods lately? I'll admit it's an unusual question. "Built any gods?" This is the 21st century, after all. We have airplanes and spaceships...
Lessons From Peter
Peter tends to get a bad rap when it comes time to talk about the disciples. He spends the majority of the gospel accounts sticking his foot in his...
“SERVICE ENGINE SOON”
My “SERVICE ENGINE SOON” light came on today. I hate that light. It is probably the most evil light in the world. That one light can mean everything...