There are many kinds of vision problems. Myopia, nearsightedness. Hypermetropia, farsightedness. Amblyopia, lazy eye. Heterotropia, crossed eyes. There’s also I-say-I’m-a-Christian-but-I-don’t-see-like-Jesus-did-opia, not seeing lost people like Jesus did. Jesus didn’t have any vision problems. He saw lost people. They weren’t invisible …
There’s an ancient idea that needs unearthing, but it’s buried under wars and breakfast dishes and the argument I had with my wife yesterday. It’s hidden beneath dusty beliefs and traditions that are now fraying at the edges. The idea …
Most Christians assume that the gospel is only for unbelievers. They see the gospel only as a door you walk through to be saved. The reality, though, is that the gospel is more like a path that you walk along …
I never intended to be single again, but I found myself in that place for more than five years. It goes without saying that I would never have wanted any of that to happen. (Like, for real, not any of …
If you were asked to describe Jesus using only one word, what would it be? Does such a word even exist? Would it be Savior? God? Shepherd? Companion? Rabbi? Wise? Honest? Or maybe real. After all, Jesus was deeply tangible. …
Dinah, the Daughter of Jacob, felt bored—and she had good reason to be. Life in a goatskin tent did not offer much attraction for a girl in her teens, especially since her parents were aged and she had only brothers …
When I was a young mom, a friend opened up my dusty bible and showed me that what Jesus had done on the cross two thousand years earlier was for me. Until that time, I hadn’t understood that heaven was …
Have you ever had a moment at work that felt like it was being spoken, written, or sketched by another? It may last for only a second, but when it happens you have this sense that circumstances are playing out …
Perseverance is not a particularly happy word, but it is a strong word—full of iron. It implies making a conscious decision to face reality and to persist with hope. I think of the Lord’s words found in Isaiah 50:7: “Because …
I used to have dazzling quiet times. I sat on my bed, holding my four-part prayer notebook as if it were a cherished artifact. Pulling back the tab marked “adoration,” I peered at a list of forty words that described …