• Weigh the Evidence

    Easter is THE celebration of the Church. It is the declaration that Jesus was not held in death, but physically raised by the power of God.

  • Resurrection

    The Easter message is not just that Christ rose from the dead, but also the pledge that we will also.

  • Glory in the Cross

    At the cross, God gloriously merges pure justice and extreme mercy in a way humans could never resolve.

  • He Called Them Friends

    Tonight, your friend is counting on his friends to be with him. Will you go?

  • Whispers

    In the ministry of Jesus, God was certainly whispering—and in some ways speaking quite loudly—to His people. How did they miss the voice?

  • The Power of Small Acts

    Greatness is not so much a function of magnitude as it is of opportunity.

  • The Irrecoverable Gift

    One thing I know: none of my days are recoverable. However I have chosen to spend them is permanently fixed in the course of human history.

  • An Angel’s Lost Song

    To speak a kind word costs nothing; to receive a kind word is priceless.

  • Kneeling

    Our necessary rest is more than physical. The body may sleep, but the mind can continue laboring under the weight of unfinished tasks and unresolved issues.

  • Weeds and Stuff

    I always got in trouble growing up because I couldn’t tell a weed from a flower. They all looked like weeds to me, so I mowed them down, much to my mother’s displeasure.

  • A Reason to Smile

    It may be true that some people just need “a little cheering up.” Others need real healing of the soul.

  • Habits

    Time after time we see that our beliefs call for verification by our behavior.

  • Purpose

    Serving our Lord’s purpose is not just something we do eight hours a day, forty hours a week. It is the ultimate full-time calling.

  • Your Part

    As deeply personal as Christianity is, it is not a private faith that endorses isolation.

  • Regrets and Words

    It may take sticks and stones to break bones, but words can do much deeper, longer lasting damage.

  • With Christ

    From start to finish, God accomplishes our redemption, leaving nothing undone.

  • Ich Dien

    We may not call foot washing a miraculous act, but Jesus’ choice to do it offers us a beautiful example with world-changing potential.

  • Bridges

    We can be so quick to think about another, “You’re not of my tribe,” and immediately we have an obstacle to our ability to relate.

  • Light the Way

    You might encounter a person who testifies of coming to Christ because of direct divine revelation. Most have come to Christ because someone else showed them the way.

  • All Things

    We all like a sunny, seventy degree day, but put enough of those days back to back and we find ourselves in a desert.

  • From Acorn to Oak: Faith and Potential

    Maybe it’s not so much about the size of one’s faith, but rather the size of one’s God.

  • Lord of Love

    It is through relationship that we may see and know the love of God in the most meaningful way.

  • Enough for Now

    For now we may only know in part—but we do know.

  • Choosing Not to Remember

    Is there forgiveness you are withholding, allowing hurtful memories to remain just within reach? Perhaps it is time to remove them from the east to west.

  • A Child Will Lead Them

    The beauty of the Kingdom is ours to enjoy now. If we aren’t experiencing it, perhaps we have lost our way amid all of our adulting.

  • Brighten Your Day

    Sharing sunshine with someone else can be a much needed reminder that there is sunshine in me, even if some clouds are trying to hide it.

  • Inward Grace of Friendship

    Few greater gifts can we have in this life than the gift of a sincere friend.

  • Judgment and Perspective

    Before becoming a lens through which we view others in order to judge them, the Bible must be a mirror by which we judge ourselves.

  • Faith Over Worry

    Jesus invites us to not borrow trouble from tomorrow. It is an invitation to trust.

  • Three Little Words

    The inability to say “I was wrong” reveals more about our character than about our judgment.

  • Wise Anger

    God’s righteousness is accomplished by the convergence of His attributes, including wrath, all of which are always perfect.

  • Let Life Begin

    The real tragedy is not that our lives may come to an end, but rather that we would never discover the fullness of life offered by Jesus.

  • Be Still

    Those who delight in the Law of the Lord might be tempted to wonder if God has gone to sleep. And if God has gone to sleep, where does that leave the people of God?

  • Focus on the Good

    If the things we say are an indication of the things we think, evidence strongly suggests that we as a society are thinking about very negative things.

  • Scattering Seed

    The sower was quite willing to scatter the seed freely, as if trusting that the Lord of the Harvest would reap the appointed abundance.

  • The Alabaster Box

    Words of grace can come in a wide variety of forms, but they all bring sweetness and life to the one who receives them.

  • The Life-Giving Dew of Christian Fellowship

    When the Bible talks about fellowship…it speaks to the reality that there is something held in common, and thus expressed in the living out of our relationships.

  • Reverence

    On one hand the Divine overwhelms us in fearful awe, and on the other the Divine invites us near in extravagant love. Which is the appropriate response to the presence of God?

  • To Have Known a Peacemaker

    Whenever this person departs, others are left with the odd but unmistakable feeling that Jesus has been present. This is what peacemakers do.

  • Out of Tribulation

    For the child of God, suffering is not an unfortunate turn of circumstances, but rather a tool in the Master’s hand used to shape us into useful vessels.

  • Direction

    Our life in Christ, no matter when it starts, is a journey that should move us from infancy into spiritual golden years.

  • Leaves of Gold

    Holding that copy of Leaves of Gold brought to me a deep sense of appreciation for people, most of whom are now “singing from the balcony,” who wanted my life to be lived under the influence of wise Christian counsel.