Read Romans 13:8-12 “No, the burned hand teaches best. After that advice about fire goes to the heart.” –J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers We humans often know the path we should take—get...
Read John 13:34-35 Have you ever had someone serve you in an unexpected way? I’m sure the disciples were shocked that someone in authority over them would stoop down...
Read Matthew 7:12 The word love is used hundreds of times throughout the Bible, in both the Old and New Testament. Love is both a noun (a thing) and...
Jesus says, “Ask, seek, and knock, and it will be given, you will find, and the door will be opened.” But what does Jesus really mean by these words in...
Read Psalm 86:1-13 Late one evening, my mother called. She had just spoken with a police officer who told her that my brother “was not doing well.” She asked...
Read Luke 18:1-8 In this parable Jesus is talking to His disciples. A disciple is a follower or learner. If we have surrendered our lives to the Lord by...
Read Psalm 34:1-10 Deliverance describes our lifelong journey and has special meaning in relationship with Jesus. We are sick and sinful. We have trials and troubles. We have opposition and...
Read Ephesians 6:18-20; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 These verses have always challenged me. “Pray without ceasing!” “Pray at all times with all kinds of prayers!” As a kid I...
Read Mark 11:12-14; 20-25 What does a cursed fig tree have to do with prayer? Is this just an extreme example of hanger (anger brought on by hunger)? First,...
Read Matthew 7:7-11 Years after it happened, our son told us about some bullying he’d experienced in middle school. We hurt for him, but we also wondered, “Why didn’t you...