Words are powerful. They can change the world, one heart at a time. God has designed it this way as He created us and sent His Word into the world to rescue us. We use words to change the people in our lives, to communicate our love and our hopes and dreams for them. Public... Read More
Best Bible storybooks for kids
Even the littlest toddlers love to hear storybooks and look at them on their own. Storybook Bibles are a wonderful tool that we can have in our homes to put God’s truth in front of our kids from the earliest of ages. We are blessed to live in a time when so many have been... Read More
How often do you apologize to children?
Being an example of confessing and forsaking sin
Our time with our children rushes along, but there are moments that we hold onto and remember fondly. For me, one of these moments was so many years ago, when my daughter apologized spontaneously for the first time. It was one of the sweetest things I have heard come out of her mouth. Her younger... Read More
That time I sold the truth for just under ten dollars
Recently, a friend of mine wrote about a conversation he’d had with someone who worked as a cashier, and he was saddened to hear just how badly most people treat staff at grocery stores and in the service industry in general. I think it can be hard to live out the truth of the Bible... Read More
In loss and lockdown, God is our refuge
I love the song, “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.” I especially like the verse that says, “Here I raise my Ebenezer.” I love the original text, but I know it can be confusing for those of us who love Christmas Carol and are going to be distracted thinking about Ebenezer Scrooge instead of the... Read More
“That the next generation might know”: The benefits of teaching God’s word
Tiny toddlers with runny noses, rambunctious primary students, awkward adolescents, and apprehensive teens—our churches and our lives are full of young people. They are a joyful and important part of daily work for many of us. Some of us have the chance to avoid them, but we should instead be reaching out to them in... Read More
Redeeming Social Media: 3 Questions to Ask Ourselves as We Scroll
Staring down at our phones, stroking the screens as we scroll up through unending information and pictures. Social media has a strong hold on many of our lives. Can it be used in a way that honors God with the strengths it brings and avoids the pitfalls? I have argued for how we can use... Read More
Proverbs 6: You are not alone in your battle with temptation
What temptations have you faced already today? Anger? Pride? Dishonesty? Lust? Laziness? Proverbs is ready to help us wisely face these with warnings as well as assurance that we are not alone. Proverbs 6 is a list of various temptations that we will face and warnings not to fall prey to them. The warnings include... Read More
Psalm 15: A song of what we want to be
“His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption... Read More
Proverbs 27: How to keep friends and be influenced by (the right) people
“Life is presented in Proverbs as a journey in which we are constantly faced with a choice between two paths: wisdom and folly. We need good friends who will travel with us, help us discern the right road to take and spur us on to keep walking down it. Such companions will immeasurably strengthen us.”... Read More