Where we draw our identity from matters. If we are basing it on worldly definitions like lawyer, doctor, mother, wife, etc., then our identity isn’t grounded in a foundation that is solid or secure. But if the foundation of our identity is reliable and proven, then we will be stronger, more confident, and self-assured. If…
Everybody has critics. Even critics have critics! You will not be able to get through this life without being noticed by someone who disapproves of you. Initially, their disapproval will sting. But after a while, once God hardens you to life’s difficulties, their criticism will run off you like water off a duck’s back. Critics…
In every generation are giants in the faith who fall after years of service in the ministry. Whether local pastors or major television personalities, their stories are splashed across the media, and their circumstances, secrets, and salvation are debated. Our reactions tend to vary. Some of us quietly turn our heads, hoping to be polite…
Then an expert in the law stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 18:18) In ancient Israel, to be a good Jew meant following the Law as laid out by Moses. This was more complicated than just the Ten Commandments we’re used to. To be upright…
I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now.” ~C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle In The Last Battle, the final volume of The Chronicles of Narnia, Jewel the unicorn finds the…
You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? . . . They are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. Christ is…