Romans 8:32 “He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” Our daughter, Bethany, received a stipend to be a fellow at the Witherspoon Institute in Washington, DC her senior year Continue Reading…
2 Kings 5:19 “Go in peace.” God meets us—right where we are—he meets us. To me, that’s one of the most profound truths of the Christian faith. We don’t have to go through years of self-abasement in order to catch a glimpse of him. We don’t have to kill Continue Reading…
John 16:7-6 “…you are filled with grief. But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away.” Ever since our days at L’Abri when I heard Edith Schaeffer talk about the importance of “creating memories,” I’ve been on it. I think I have some Continue Reading…
Matthew 9:17 “Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” I should have known better than to call Continue Reading…
1 Kings 17:12 “As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, Continue Reading…
Luke 24:31 “Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him….” Maybe you’ve heard the story that was in the Washington Post a few years ago. Early one January morning a scrubby looking young man arrived at a DC metro and pulled out his violin. With his case open Continue Reading…
Isaiah 55:9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” The woman had been crippled for eighteen years. Although her bones were fused together, her destiny was not bound to immobility. Jesus touched her and Continue Reading…
Ephesians 4:1 “I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” The dilemma of our sinful nature is resolved—we are born again. The scripture says we literally become a “new creation.” We view life from a whole new perspective as the “old” begins to pass away. Continue Reading…
John 3:3 “Jesus declared, ‘I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.’” Anyone who has watched the TV shows, Extreme Makeover, knows we’re not talking about a little touch-up here and there. Whether in the personal edition or home Continue Reading…
1 Kings 19:4 “He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. ‘I have had enough, Lord,’ he said. ‘Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.’” Ever have one of those “un-days?” You feel un-loved, un-productive, un-inspired, un-necessary. Every good Continue Reading…