Our resurrection reset
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above,…
We are risen indeed!
“We were therefore buried with [Christ] through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may…
Reality as God reveals it
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter” (Isaiah 5:20).…
A Christian’s struggle
“Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in…
The answer is you
“The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (Matthew 9:37,38). Looking for a New…
The best Christmas
“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world” (1 John 4:9). What was your best Christmas? Maybe it was…
Love like Jesus
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not…
One more for the kingdom
“The gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18 English Standard Version). How do gates “prevail”? After all, gates are not offensive. They aren’t weapons of war. If…
Always leftovers
“They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over” (Matthew 14:20). “What are we going to do?” Jesus’ disciples…