Called to Hope

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation — Psalm 42:5 In Ephesians 1:18, the apostle Paul tells us that he is praying that the eyes of our hearts may be enlightened, so...

Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be...

Misplaced Faith

Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.” — Numbers 13:31  The story of the 12 spies going into Canaan has been one of my favorite stories for a long time. God...

Dark Times

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of...

No Sacrifice

And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. There were some who said to themselves...

Trust

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. — Proverbs 3:5–6 When you really get down to it, most of following Jesus is about trust. In...