Spiritual Legacy: Getting Over My Fear of Church
After I decided Jesus was legit, and after I started reading the Bible some, the next logical step was for me to start attending a church. (Logical to the believers around me, that is; the concept was...
View ArticleI’m Dying
In Philippians 2 it says, “[Christ] humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:8). I read this on Sunday, and the phrase “obedient to death” jumped off the...
View ArticleHow to Receive God’s Mercy
Yesterday we looked at Jeremiah 2 and saw ourselves in Israel’s rebellion. Like the Israelites, sometimes we choose to abandon God and go find substitute gods. We stop trusting the Lord and trust...
View ArticleGo Without
As a daddy leads a fearful, hesitant child toward a new situation, the Lord has been gently encouraging me – never forcing me – down a new path. He’s been quietly, compassionately, and consistently...
View ArticleI Want to See You Be Brave
There’s something they don’t tell you about this Christianity thing when you sign up. I’m not saying it would be a deal-breaker if you knew about it on the front end, but I am saying we’d think longer...
View ArticleHow Far Will God Go to Get Our Attention?
“Sometimes it feels like I am being swallowed whole. Like this life is too much. Like I am too much.” I said that to God. And a truth popped into my head almost instantly: there is someone who knows...
View ArticleIs Anything Too Hard for the Lord?
I love when the Lord asks people (us) questions in scripture. He’s never asking for His benefit; He knows all answers to all questions, being that He is God and whatnot. No, He asks questions to spur...
View ArticleWhat to Do When You’re Sinking
We all know the story of Jesus and Peter walking on water, but some things about it struck me differently today. First, Jesus made the disciples get into that boat and sail on ahead of Him INTO A STORM...
View ArticleThoughts for the Anxious Christian
Anxiety is a broad term for a lot of different psychological and physiological responses. And people use it in a myriad of ways. Psychologically speaking, some people say they are anxious when they are...
View ArticleSpiritual Legacy: God-Sized Dreams
So Thursday morning I’m going to wake up earlier than I want to and board a flight to the rest of my life. (How’s that for an opening line?) Actually, I really have no idea if or how my...
View ArticleHow to Reduce Fear and Increase Faith
In Mark 4 Jesus asks His disciples two questions I think He asks you and me pretty regularly, too. His inquiries are made to the disciples at the end of the story of how He speaks to the wind and the...
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