Posts with the category “articles”

Saturday, February 28Do you not know? Have you not heard?The Lord is the everlasting God,the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or weary,and his understanding no one can fathom.He...  Read More

Friday, February 27“The Lord says, “Be still, and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth."~ Psalm 46:10                                   _______________...  Read More

Thursday, February 26By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it...  Read More

Week Two booklets are here! The theme this week is Rest. The first few pages of the booklet are the same as last week, except for the new weekly practice on page 3. Here's the link: https://online.fli...  Read More

Wednesday, February 25The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to ...  Read More

Tuesday, February 24__________________________________________When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come tru...  Read More

Monday, February 23_______________________________________________The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.He makes me lie down in green pastures,he leads me beside quiet waters; he refreshes my soul.H...  Read More

Sunday, February 22_________________________________________God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in ...  Read More

Saturday, February 21 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith...  Read More

Friday, February 20_________________________________________________Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. And for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may entrust yourself to me....  Read More

Thursday, February 19Wherever I send them, all the survivors of this evil nation will prefer death to life, declares the Lord Almighty.’ “Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says:“‘When people fall do...  Read More

Link to entire Lent Companion booklet for week 1: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/1003837349/......  Read More

“Teach us to number our days, that we might live with wisdom of heart.” ~ Psalm 90:12All lives end. Your life will end. And, let’s be clear and honest: you don’t know when. We in our culture are prett...  Read More

Most of our lives are lived with a limited perspective. This is true of our faith lives especially. It might be troubling for us or challenging, but it is not to God. God's been dealing with human lim...  Read More

Life is beautiful, isn’t it? It is full of amazing joys: friendship, the stunning beauty of a sunset on Clear Lake, the experience of love, your first successful venture where everything seems to work...  Read More

Do you struggle with being “good enough” even after professing faith in Jesus? Do you still wonder if God likes you? Do you hesitate to think of yourself as “very good”?It's not about just us. Because...  Read More

“Beauty will save the world.” This is a quote from the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky in his story The Idiot.What he didn’t mean was that superficial beauty that is only visible to the eyes will s...  Read More

Type your new text here. “Be about the work of building my kingdom.”  Said Jesus never. I’m serious. Go check. I’ll wait.... While I’m waiting, let me draw attention to what Jesus said to Peter: “You ...  Read More

I played a lot of baseball growing up. I have many memories of games won and lost, practicing and playing under great coaches, and fun times with teammates. In my fading memory, there is one game in p...  Read More

In 2000, I watched this relatively obscure movie titled Memento. I recall not being able to stop thinking about it for several days. The movie is about the life of a man named Leonard who suffered an ...  Read More

As we journey through life, we are stretched through grief, suffering, and tragedy; we experience joys and wonders that we know we did nothing to earn; we live with our own failure, hypocrisy, and wea...  Read More

Before Adam and Eve began to go about their God-given task of stewarding God’s creation, before they put into motion their divinely given calling to be image bearers, they were given a day of rest. Th...  Read More

"Discipleship" seems to be all the rage these days in Christian circles. In the Christian publishing industry, books on discipleship are being written and read at a higher volume than in the past. Chu...  Read More

Each fall brings a turn in the road—new schedules, challenges, and uncertainties. Instead of rushing through, what if we slowed down to notice where anxiety and fear arise? The story of Numbers remind...  Read More