It’s one thing to be considered famous within a tight-knit community, but it’s something else entirely to be known around the world.
Continue ReadingThink of the impact our names have. Parents will spend time and effort in considering what name their precious child will have.
Continue ReadingThere’s no denying Jesus saved you and me, but his death and resurrection did so much more that provide us personal salvation.
Continue ReadingWe like ranking stuff. It helps us order our often chaotic world, helping us to more easily keep track of the important things in life.
Continue ReadingAs we mark the weekly sabbath rest during this Lenten season, take time to meditate on today’s passage, reflecting on its relation to Philippians 2:5–11.
Continue ReadingThe tax collector “was the man who went home justified in God’s sight, rather than the other one” (v. 14 NRSV). How come?
Continue ReadingI’m challenged by our continual callback during Lent to follow in the footsteps of Jesus as a Servant King.
Continue ReadingThere are times God’s word speaks a truth I would humanly rather not hear. I like being told about God’s love and provision.
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