He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” (Rev. 21:5 NIV) No matter your circumstances over the last couple of years, I think we can all agree we are ready for something new! God’s promise in Revelation does not necessarily apply specifically to 2022, but he is a God of…
Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:13-14 NIV) Over the summer, a friend shared with me how her family is experiencing…
I used to think only some people were creative. I was thinking in a binary, like the stereotype that boys are good at math and girls are good at English. This binary said that creative people are unorganized dreamers, while practical people get things done. But like all binaries, this one left no room for…
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.” (Ps. 32:8 NIV) “Don’t be a Karen” is something you may have heard or seen around social media on memes. It’s usually funny and accurate. And yes, while we should strive not to…
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45 NIV) One thing I enjoy about studying the Bible is when new things pop out at me. Recently, I have been amazed at the number of times I…
This story begins last year, the year of the novel coronavirus and racial awakenings and climate change prophecies that have marked all of us. On a summer day in our Texas town, with the heat so intense the locals call it “hair dryer weather,” I made a decision to purchase a Black Lives Matter yard…