Resting in God’s presence is one of the most important and one of the most difficult things we will ever learn to do. I went on retreat to an old monastery with my friend James, an Anglican priest. It was …
As a mother with three young children, I heard the message over and over again—if you’re serious about your spiritual life, you’ll find some silent alone time each day for a “quiet time.” But I couldn’t even escape to the …
When people say they don’t believe in God, I sometimes ask them, “What kind of God don’t you believe in?” After they describe their version of God, I often agree with them. “I don’t believe in that kind of God …
Trivia Quiz Last week you took a quiz on the Apostle Paul. Didn’t like your score? Try again! See the results. This week, we found out which social media platform you use the most! [socialpoll id=”2428944″] Check in each week for …
Insiders and outsiders. It’s always been a challenge for Christians. The moment the first Gentile embraced faith in Jesus, the Jewish Messiah, the differences between Gentiles and Jews became a challenge for the church. Frankly, this problem still plagues us …
For most of us, life is filled with frustrations, anxieties, and disappointments that tempt us to fret, fume, and worry. One author has aptly captured the flavor of this in a devotional book for high schoolers titled If God Loves …
Trivia Quiz Last week we learned that your favorite versions of the bible were the NIV and ESV. See the results. This week, a quiz for all you New Testament scholars. How much do you really know about the life …
If you’ve ever bailed out a basement or a boat, or bailed out anything at all, you know the rightness of this metaphor for self-generated effort. There is the myopia—eyes transfixed on the ground in front of you, the flailing …
We are not to simply become citizens of the Kingdom of God and then wait for the day of our supernatural transport into eternity. We are to participate in the advancement of the Kingdom of God, right here and right …
1 Question, 2 clicks Last week we learned that you would choose coffee to drink while reading the Psalms (but maybe Proverbs). See the results. This week, only one question and it’s a big one. We’re finding out which version …