The Incorruptible Christ and Your Unshakeable Easter Hope
Unshakeable faith is rare, especially at 3 a.m. There’s something about waking up in the stillness and silence of the night that magnifies the worries we carry during the day. Like a bright overhead light turned on in a dark room, we’re immediately confronted with the heart-pounding, mind-racing, problem-solving fight for faith. I imagine King […]
20 Bible Verses For Young Christian Women
I was recently asked to speak on a panel for my daughters’ high school chapel. The students submitted their questions beforehand, which helped us prepare and gain insight into the issues they were facing. Having two teenage daughters keeps me informed about what’s happening, but some of the young women’s questions were heartbreakingly honest. How […]
20 Bible Verses For Overcoming Doubt
Sometimes we’re prone to doubt where we feel something is lacking—resources, happiness, or control over a situation. But consider that in the garden of Eden, where our first parents had everything they could want and more, the enemy prompted them to sin by inserting doubt into their perfect world. He couldn’t tempt them through the […]
20 Bible Verses to Start Your Day
Productivity gurus will tell you, “Show me your morning, and I’ll show you who you are.” There’s much wisdom in building a morning routine that sets up your day (and attitude) for success. Their advice might include waking up earlier, drinking lemon water, exercising, and eating a high-protein breakfast. These practices will certainly help your […]
20 Bible Verses On Fear and Anxiety
Fear and anxiety are uninvited guests who arrive at the front doors of our lives and don’t bother to knock. They often push themselves in and don’t take the subtle hints that they’ve overstayed their welcome. They don’t care about the destruction they leave in their wake, the knots they turn in our stomachs, or […]
Your Top 10 Holy Leisure Posts for 2024
John Piper once said, “Books don’t change people; paragraphs do, sometimes even sentences.” This has certainly proven true in my life. Outside of Scripture, I can list a handful of books that have shaped me, but there’s only one book where a few sentences changed my life. I’ve written about it before, but when my […]
The Shadow of Christmas Seen in the Order of Melchizedek
Christmas is about light. We celebrate the light of the world being born into the darkness and the Dayspring on high who guides our feet to peace. The wise men saw his star in the night sky, and the light from the heavenly hosts blinded the shepherds. Lights decorate our trees and neighborhoods, and candlelight […]
20 Bible Verses on Showing Kindness to Others
Whether you’ve experienced it online, in person, or both, we are constantly surrounded by messages of criticism and unkindness. In many contexts, sharing harsh opinions on others’ appearance, talent, and ineptitude is a favorite pastime and an entertaining sport. Some of us enjoy watching a verbal takedown or feel a sense of pride when we […]
20 Bible Verses About Becoming Like Christ
When Peter and John healed a man who had been lame since birth at the Beautiful Gate, the rulers, elders, and scribes recognized them as uneducated men. What gave them away? Was it their Galilean accents or their less-than-fashionable robes? We don’t know for sure, but something about the two men’s appearance, boldness, and eloquence […]
How to Arm Yourself with the Mind of Christ
It was our last day of class, but we had to pass our final. Our instructor entered the hospital classroom with a ten-pound bag of ice, a large mixing bowl, and a devilish grin. I sensed she enjoyed knowing what was coming while we curiously looked on. She didn’t say it out loud, but we […]
