Lent
River of Life
We are to be trees that bury deep roots into the riverbank of the Scriptures so we might bear abundant fruit of the Spirit and show off the lush foliage of the Gospel in our lives to all who see us.
Continue ReadingPsalm 91
Take time this Sabbath to meditate on today’s passage from Psalm 91:1–2, 9–16.
Continue ReadingThe Strange Command of Christ
Of all the commands Jesus gives us, none seems so otherworldly and strange as this one. Utterly unnatural to human nature, it seems like such a hard thing, because it really is.
Continue ReadingOf Limes and Lives
We may perform what look like righteous deeds, but our hearts could be far from God – looking good on the outside but dried up on the inside.
Continue ReadingA Posture of Expectation
Most parents, upon hearing about a passionate desire from their children, delight in giving what they ask for as they are able.
Continue ReadingAsh Wednesday
For many believers, Ash Wednesday is the day that begins a season of fasting and repentance leading up to Easter – Resurrection Sunday.
Continue ReadingEaster – April 4
For this Easter Sabbath, allow the Holy Spirit to remind you of what God spoke into your soul this past week. Reread the passages for this week and allow the words to penetrate into the deepest parts of you.
Continue ReadingLife from Death – April 3
Jesus is telling us that there are followers of his whom most of us would consider prime candidates for citizenship in Heaven but who never actually followed after him.
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