Who Are the Least of These? Who are “the least of these”? The answer may not be what you expect. The phrase, “the least of these” is found in the parable of the Sheep and Goats that Jesus told in Matthew 25:31-46. This passage describes a coming time of...
My Name is Barabbas He was a rebel and a murderer. Condemned to die without any chance of appeal. He was guilty and he knew it. Then when it appeared all hope was gone, reprieve arrived in the form of another chosen to die in his place (Luke 23). I have been a...
What’s So Special About the Lamb? Why a lamb? Of all the animals on earth, why did God choose a lamb to describe His Son and represent the payment for our sin? And when John the Baptist proclaimed, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world!”...
Our Living Hope It’s the first week in April and the Easter Bunny is back. More and more, Easter is the season the Bunny takes center stage as the resurrection of the Lamb of God is shifted to the side. Don’t get me wrong—I love chocolate and jelly beans as...
Is Secret Knowledge Trustworthy? Kids love to play hide-and-go-seek. Even as adults, we enjoy making discoveries or being the first in our circle to learn new information. But what happens when that discovery is related to the Bible? Is new information a good...
From Physical to Spiritual Spring Cleaning It’s officially spring . . finally. Then again, spring means different things to different people. Yes, it heralds warmer weather, but “warm” is relative, depending on your location. Apart from changes in the outside...
Service with a Smile Have you ever waited on hold for what felt like forever, desperate for the live voice of a customer service representative? Waiting, waiting, waiting. A half hour later, when you think the call will finally be answered, the phone call is...
The Moon is Always Round Have you had a difficult day? A tough week? A grueling month? Or perhaps a year that feels more like a decade? Maybe this doesn’t apply to you . . . today. But we’ve all lived long enough to know that if we’re not in the middle of a...
Mountains and Valleys Where are you right now: on a high or in a low? Are you thrilled with the season of life you’re experiencing at the moment? Or are you weary and discouraged by the people and events in your life? Mountains or valleys? There’s something...
Attractively Countercultural I recently listened to a Bible study where a friend challenged her listeners to be attractively countercultural. What does that look like? And what does that mean compared to fifty, thirty, or even twenty years ago? Countercultural...
Who Are the Least of These? Who are “the least of these”? The answer may not be what you expect. The phrase,...
My Name is Barabbas He was a rebel and a murderer. Condemned to die without any chance of appeal. He was guilty...
What’s So Special About the Lamb? Why a lamb? Of all the animals on earth, why did God choose a lamb to...