“Yo, Adrian! I did it!” No doubt these words bring to mind a bloody, sweaty, and exhausted Rocky Balboa somewhat incoherently communicating a single message to his beloved Adrian watching the fight at home. Rocky can barely piece together this famous sentence because of the brutal fight he has just undergone. Back and forth with … Continue reading What to Do When You’ve Hit the Mats
The Bread of Idleness vs. the Haven of Rest
In recent years a trend has emerged, emphasizing the need for rest in a believer’s life and the biblical concept of Sabbath-taking. Undoubtedly this movement has been in response to the all-too-common pitfalls of burnout and self-sufficiency. For these reasons (among others), God prescribed rest for the nation of Israel, and it’s good that we … Continue reading The Bread of Idleness vs. the Haven of Rest
Four Directions of Praise
If I were to pick the most helpful application on my smartphone, a few contenders would rise to the top. Email, text, and camera of course—and the navigational GPS system. As a directionally inept person, having a device with me that can get me to anywhere and home from anywhere is a dream come true. … Continue reading Four Directions of Praise
What Is Your Top Priority?
It’s a wise practice to inventory your life every so often to make sure that priorities haven’t gotten out of whack. To look at money spent, time invested, and activities undertaken to assess where your true priorities lie. We all know that it’s far too easy for items that should be second-tier priorities to sneak … Continue reading What Is Your Top Priority?
Yahweh Reigns
Chaos. Disorder. Upheaval. Disaster. Turbulence. When a large body of water shows up in the Bible, you should probably associate it with these things. While the Flood may be the easiest example, it’s hardly the only one. Consider Red Sea, thrashing the Egyptians, after God proved to be Master of the Chaos by making a … Continue reading Yahweh Reigns
A Prayer for Victims of the Post-Pandemic Pandemic
It’s a post-pandemic pandemic, and chances are pretty good it has already hit your home. It’s not a virus or a variant. It’s not a bacterium or a parasite. I’m talking of course about anxiety. You’re probably aware of some of the staggering statistics about the precipitous rise in anxiety cases in the last three … Continue reading A Prayer for Victims of the Post-Pandemic Pandemic
Wisdom in the Secret Heart
James 1:5 contains one of Scripture’s most precious promises: God will generously and compassionately grant wisdom to anyone who asks Him for it. We probably cling to this promise most tenaciously when making momentous decisions: whom to marry, where or whether to move, which treatment to choose, or which career to pursue. We often take … Continue reading Wisdom in the Secret Heart
The Deadly Weapon We All Wield
If you’re a fan of NCIS, CSI, Blue Bloods, Sherlock Holmes, Criminal Minds or one of the zillion other crime dramas, you’re probably quite familiar with methods of murder. While the writers of these shows try to outdo themselves by coming up with clever new plotlines, crimes, and means of homicide, I doubt any of … Continue reading The Deadly Weapon We All Wield
Speaking Scripture
I recently read a new, self-published work devoted to the spiritual discipline of Scripture memory, simply titled Speaking Scripture. If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know that I enjoy memorizing long passages of Scripture. (You can find out why here.) So I was happy to read and review Rachel … Continue reading Speaking Scripture
Ordinary Faithfulness, Extraordinary Legacy
Though it contains eight rather than four letters, ordinary has become a dirty word. The world churns out countless messages exhorting us to throw off our “ordinary lives” and embrace something “extraordinary.” To be accused of being “ordinary” is roughly akin to being called a gray-suit clad, half-glasses-wearing, bun-styled schoolmarm who never smiles, has dry … Continue reading Ordinary Faithfulness, Extraordinary Legacy
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