What is an attractive life? Let me explain. I don’t mean attractive as in physical appearance. I’m not talking about a life that looks like an air-brushed magazine cover. When I searched ‘definition of attractive’ on Google, I came up with these definitions: Appealing or pleasing to the senses Having beneficial qualities or features that…
John 13:34-35 says, “I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (CSB). These words have inspired millions of people over the centuries. But as a child,…
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. (Col. 3:2 ESV) There’s a common admonition among Christians, to “be in the world but not of the world,” but you may wonder what, exactly, this means. Does it mean we don’t engage the world, that we avoid anyone and…
“That is why I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand.” (Matt 13:13 CSB) We have grown accustomed to clickable headlines, sharable memes, and quoteable tweets. Without researching the backstory (sometimes without reading the whole article), social media users are quick to share…
Recently, while reading through 1 Corinthians, I came to a full stop at chapter 3, verse 5. Paul was talking about how he had heard the Corinthian believers were dividing into factions. They seemed to have been bragging about who were the better Christians. “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I…
As someone who heard the gospel every summer at vacation Bible school, I still sometimes struggle to share it. I not only lack courage but also the je ne sais quoi that preachers have when they give the altar call. I’ve realized, though, that it’s not how I share the gospel that matters. The power…