If you’re part of a Christian church in America, chances are you know people who have left the church, or you have heard of the term deconstruction, or you are in the middle of a questioning period yourself. Maybe this type of thing leaves you worried for the church or for yourself. If so, it’s…
I was sitting at my desk recently, fighting back anxiety, when I caught myself longing for the past, for “simpler times.” The stress of work, the surge of COVID, and launching a book were weighing on me, and I mumbled in my head, “If only I was back in college or in my early years…
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. (1 Cor. 6:19-20 NIV) Our bodies are wonderful, mysterious creations of God. They experience all…
Nestled just a few chapters into the fourth book of the larger collection of chapters we call Psalms is a song. But this is song is unlike most others. This is a song for Sabbath. A psalm filled with promises of praise and rest. In the midst of perhaps one of the most emotional and…
“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and…
“Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thess. 5:16-18 CSB) Like everyone else, I went through some discouraging times in 2020. To understate the obvious, things were a bit difficult last year. It seemed like the general feeling of discouragement bled over into simple, everyday tasks as well….