In the future, your employment may change, but how are you going to deal with the present?   In a previous post I mentioned the importance of boring. It is often a necessary part to the big picture of whatever we are trying to accomplish. But sometimes we may feel trapped in work which we... Continue Reading

What is one thing you still beat yourself up for that God has already forgiven?   We preach grace to others. We believe in God’s forgiveness. But when it comes to ourselves, we struggle. Why is it easier to believe God forgives them… but so hard to believe He forgives me? This is where the... Continue Reading

In what manner has God shown us his love?   “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” (1 John 3:1 ESV) John 3:16... Continue Reading

As his wayward people experience storms and suffering in Babylon, the Sovereign Lord does not give up on them; he upholds his promise to use his mighty power to save them and bring them home from exile. We see this in the way God delivers Daniel and his friends from harm. We see this in... Continue Reading

God generously gives wisdom to all who seek it from him. It is important to seek wisdom. When we are not facing trials, it is vital that we do when we are. If we do not allow our trials to be a source of driving us to the Lord, then we in very real effect,... Continue Reading

Where are we getting our information if not from the Bible? From ourselves? I’ll be honest, I changed my clothes twice today. I put something on, thought it looked good, and later realized it looked really stupid. If I can’t even make good decisions about shirts and pants, then surely I’m not the guy to... Continue Reading

Jesus does not just call us out of anxiety; he calls us to something better. What is the one thing Jesus recommends in the midst of troubling anxiety?   On the wall of my office, I have a print of Gustave Doré’s engraving Jesus Calms the Storm. It’s an amazing work of art that I... Continue Reading

 “…that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God” (1 Thess. 4:3–5).   “this is the will of God, your sanctification” (1 Thess. 4:3, NKJV) The root word... Continue Reading

I choose to oppose all sin in my life, not to win points with God, which is impossible, but out of love to Jesus Christ, who loved me and gave Himself for me (2 Corinthians 5:14,15; Galatians 2:20).   God has revealed in Scripture those things that please Him and displease Him. This is not... Continue Reading

Faith is the eye of the soul that “sees” the glory of the Lord in the Spirit. The sight of the Lord Jesus’ glory transforms all who see his glory. Our transformation is by degrees in this life until we are all perfected in glory at his return, when our faith becomes sight.   “Yes,... Continue Reading