The Anti-Saccharists
For Wilberforce and many others, it was their faith that spurred them to act, even when it meant significant sacrifice.
Continue ReadingPsalm 131
On this Sabbath, take comfort in the knowledge that following the way of Jesus is difficult, but we may always find rest in him.
Continue ReadingHow to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Many of us are built like walking, talking atomic bombs, but our unstable core is emotional rather than radioactive.
Continue ReadingThe Rock under Our Feet
When our world changes, and it is not for the better, it is all the more important to know where the rock beneath our feet is found.
Continue ReadingHometown Disadvantage
If Jesus could have claimed for his hometown a more populated or respected city, such as Jerusalem, he might have had an easier time building a following.
Continue ReadingLineage
God did not choose the clean and easy way of establishing Jesus’s lineage because there wasn’t one. But he used the people who made themselves available to him.
Continue ReadingConditional Reflex
Whether consciously or not, we are constantly conditioning ourselves, training our brains, our hearts, and our souls to yearn for certain things.
Continue ReadingPresent Self vs. Future Self
So often, when we choose the less difficult path in the immediate, we are simply transmuting one difficulty into another.
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