The 10 Best Posts on Life, Leisure, and the Pursuit of Holiness in 2022
There’s something about turning the calendar page from December 31 to January 1 that makes us all a little more reflective about our lives. It’s a natural time to take inventory of where we’ve been and where we’re going. I’ve been doing my fair share of that too, looking back on last year, and considering […]
Better than a Christmas Truce is the Prince of Peace
It was about 10 pm on Christmas Eve 1914 when the guns fell silent on the Western Front. World War I was raging in Europe, and there was no end to the fighting in sight. When the gunfire ceased, the Allied soldiers sat in the darkness, waiting to see what would happen next. Then, instead […]
Why Is Jesus Called the Everlasting Father?
The oldest tree in the world is high in the White Mountains of eastern California. The U.S. Forest Service has kept its location a secret to protect the 4,854-year-old bristlecone pine from vandalism. The nearly five-millennia-old tree is appropriately named Methuselah and dates back to the days when the real Methuselah walked the earth. Can […]
How the Mighty God Sets Prisoners Free
Dimitri sat in his prison cell with his head in his hands. His jailers and tormentors had finally broken him, and he was ready to recant. He had endured the daily physical abuse, but the emotional torture of not knowing if his wife and two sons had survived without him was worse. All that stood […]
The Wonder of Christmas is Found in the Wonderful Counselor
Every year on Christmas Eve, we visit a neighborhood that synchronizes its light displays to music and offers yuletide cheer in the form of hot chocolate. From the moment we turn onto the street, to the time we exit, it’s like entering another realm of Christmas wonder. The experience doesn’t capture the biblical picture of […]
12 New Advent Resources to Prepare Your Heart This Christmas
Ready or not, the countdown to Christmas has officially begun. As we prepare our homes, trees, and kitchens, let’s also prepare our hearts to worship the newborn King. I pray this list of resources will enhance your reading, listening, and family-devotion pleasure. Some of these resources are free, and others are available for purchase. Consider […]
How to Help Your Teens Focus on God
“Christ has not conquered my affections if he has to compete for my attention.” Leonard Ravenhill Every once in a while, I catch a glimpse of just how much our phones are changing our daily lives. One such glimpse happened a few weeks ago when after dinner, my daughter checked her phone to find over […]
The Blessedness of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb
We’ve been exploring the theme of God’s redemption story through various meals in the Bible. The first meal took place in the garden of Eden when Adam and Eve traded fellowship with their Creator, for a bite of something forbidden. As tragic as that meal was, it was only an appetizer of what was to […]
The Restoration of Peter
Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” John 21:12 “I’m going fishing.” Peter didn’t know what to do, so he thought he’d return to the only thing he did know, fishing. At least while he and the other disciples waited for Jesus to return to Galilee, he could be productive. Even though Peter had […]
Feasting at the Lord’s Table
It was the night before Jesus’ crucifixion, and the mood around the table was somber. The Passover meal was underway in the Upper Room, and Judas had left the table to betray the Lord. The elements of wine and bread before the disciples were familiar. For 1,500 years, the Jewish people had commemorated their exodus […]
