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…
Jesus is the difference
“I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I…
Roommates again
Jesus loves you. That’s gentle good news that cuts through the noise of life. My father, who wrote this article about Jack in 1990, loved to share that good news…
In the name of Jesus
“On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived” (Luke 2:21). What's…
A breathtaking Christmas
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of…
Jesus is our joy
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4). Where do you seek joy? Fleeting happiness Perhaps you seek joy in your loved ones—with your spouse,…
Paradise restored
“The one who was seated on the throne said to me, ‘Look, I am making everything new!’ ” (Revelation 21:5). What do you see? The crumbling ruins of an aging…
Paradise lost?
“Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed” (Genesis 2:8). Follow me to an overgrown garden.…