Auditing Christianity As the traditional school year winds down, the next month or two will find most students studying for finals. Without passing a final exam, they might be in danger of failing the class. However some students won’t have that concern. They...
Are You “Dating” Jesus? Yes, dating Jesus. Dating relationships today seem to be more complicated than ever before. And it’s almost impossible for me to understand the terms used to describe dating situations without detailed explanations. But the more I learn,...
Saturday: The Day Between We know about Maundy Thursday: the day Jesus celebrated Passover and shared His last supper with His disciples. We commemorate Good Friday: a day we can call “good” because Jesus died a substitutionary death for us. And we celebrate...
How Do You Celebrate Palm Sunday? Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! The crowds cheered. They spread their cloaks on the road. They also cut palm branches and placed them in His path as Jesus entered Jerusalem, riding on a donkey. Two...
Just Do It Thirty-four years ago, Nike launched a new advertising campaign. Adding to their already iconic swoosh logo, Nike would quickly become forever associated with “Just Do It.” As I consider the Holy Spirit’s role in my life, I can’t help but think of...
Spiritual Junk Food Not sure why, but I’ve been bingeing on junk food for the past several weeks. Which is a bit ironic, considering March is National Nutrition Month. So in honor of this month, here’s a devotion excerpted from Reflections on the Names of God:...
Bluegrass and Jesus I attended my first bluegrass concert last week . . . and it was not what I expected. The music was not a surprise. I’ve heard and enjoyed bluegrass before, including well-known songs such as “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” and “The Devil Went...
Reflections on the Names of God: The Devotional That Keeps on Giving! Ten years ago, I held my first published book, a one-year devotional on the names of God. Revell Books of Baker Publishing Group first released it in hardcover. That was just the beginning....
Love, Care, Share In a world where love, care, and sharing seem to be in short supply, a friend’s prayer request brought deep conviction Her request? “Pray that I 'love deeply, care openly, share boldly.'” Wow . . . and ouch. This prayer request of hers has...
Context is King One of my favorite scenes from The Princess Bride includes a conversation between a character named Inigo Montoya and the arch-villain. Montoya spends much of the story listening to the arch-villain repeatedly use the word inconceivable. But...
Celebrating Victory in Christ When you think of victory in Christ, what comes to mind? For many of us,...
Exercise Your Faith Muscles Exercise and I have a tenuous relationship at best. I want to work out, but several...
The Role of Government and the King Who Rules Summer is over and the season of pumpkin-flavored everything is...