One of the amazing things about following Jesus is that even the most ordinary aspects of life take on eternal significance. We might think of Jesus most on Sundays. But…
The letter to Ephesians gives us many examples of how a follower of Christ should live his or her life in Christ. Paul has been reminding us of the experiences…
“Dress for the job you want.” This age-old adage encourages us to dress the way we desire to live because the way we dress often determines our actions. Conversely, the…
Each of us desires to live a life we consider worthy. Nobody sets out to live with apathy, or seeks to simply make it through life. We all want to…
It’s been said that everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. We dream up grand plans of walking with Jesus and seeking to experience a greater,…
God is in the business of building unity in Jesus. He calls us to belong to one another. Yet we are tempted to build walls to keep out people different…
More than anything else, God is growing a family. The call to follow Jesus is the call to join his family. Just as every family is known by different traits,…
Our culture naturally seeks division. You find this more and more as groups try to exclude people who don’t toe the line the way the group thinks they should. But…
One of the sayings around our house, especially when we’re struggling with something difficult, is “We do hard stuff.” It’s a reminder that, even though we might be doing something…
It seems like our age is marked as an age of conflict. The news is filled with different conflicts every day. This past year has seen many new conflicts spring…