On your next visit to a large shopping mall, see if one of the busiest kiosks is not the one selling genealogical information: family histories, coats of arms, and the derivation of names. People are fascinated with discovering their “true” identities. “Were our ancestors really ‘bakers?’” the Baker family asks. “Are we descended from [...]
“No excuses!” How many times in your life have those case-closing words rung in your ears—or proceeded from your mouth? While the words are often spoken by parents, teachers, coaches, or judges with a finality that sounds irrefutable, there is probably always room for argument in the realm of human experience. Were the instructions really [...]
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26May11
The Great Story
Dear God, I know that the stories, prophecies and wisdom of the Hebrew Bible are critical for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. You have made it evident that we cannot understand Your great Story without the witness of inspired Scripture prior to the coming [...]
- This is part of a series on dependence on God. – Fifth, we are God’s children. God will never treat us as orphans who need to fend for themselves. Failure to grasp this will lead inevitably to worry and failure in our moral lives. In fact, it is not an overstatement to say that [...]
- This is part of a series on dependence on God. – Second, the God who cares for birds will care for his people. After all, humans are of much greater value than any bird. “Look at the birds” implies “Look and Learn.” We can learn much from these flighty little fellows. They are industrious [...]
24Apr11
Easter Past, Present, and Future
THE LORD IS RISEN! EASTER PAST He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. (Matthew 28:6) See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have. (Luke 24:39) God raised Jesus [...]
22Apr11
We Will Be Satisfied
Lord God, in this life I can only see in a mirror dimly and I can only know in part. I cannot know fully just as I have been fully known by You, but the time is coming soon when I will see You face to face. In that glorious day when I stand before [...]
14Apr11
A Far Greater Good
Lord in whom I trust, I freely acknowledge that I am often tempted to question Your ways and to wonder why You allow difficult and grievous things to happen not only in my life, but also in the lives of the people I love. But I must also admit that I simply do not have [...]
12Apr11
The Rewards of Commitment
- This is part of a series on the theme of commitment. – What does commitment look like in a leader, and how can we practice it? Jesus reveals his standard of deeper commitment in Matthew’s Gospel: Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take [...]
- This is part of a series on the theme of commitment. – Many of those who followed Jesus were merely curious. Others were convinced of the truth of what he was teaching, but only a few were fully and personally committed to him. When his uncommitted followers began to leave him in response [...]
