…for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. —Colossians 1:16 In my heartbreak, my mom and I will compare my life with my…
Are your experiences with God shareable, or should they be kept private? We begin with this question as we pick up from last week’s column where I wrote about how many of us have become our own islands when it comes to sharing our godly experiences. In last week’s conclusion,…
I get it. You have your relationship with God. It’s personal. It’s private. And it’s none of anyone else’s business. For some, there is no draw to come to worship because the church may strain your relationship with God, which, according to you, is fine as it is. After all,…
I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guardpost. There I will wait and see what the LORD says and how he will answer my complaint. — Habakkuk 2:1, NLT You can imagine this verse is throwing some serious heat, some “tone” as we say in my…
I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have light that leads to life. —John 8:12 (NLT) Have a ninety-pound black lab as a best bud on the floor beside you and you’ll know that walking in…
We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD, about his power and his mighty wonders. — Psalm 78:4 NLT In the quieter days of my life, I remember thinking I could actually remember appointments, events, even…
To a kid who grew up on a dead-end dirt road tucked away in a part of very rural Susquehanna County, Halloween was always—eh. Just eh. No expectations. No excitement. Mom and dad packed us kids and off we rode around the nearby town of some twenty houses. In and…
“Anyone who wants to be my disciple must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.” — John 12:26 You’ve noticed this. People who get things done do not sit. They’re called workaholics these days. More specifically, these people—and…
I thought we’d get better, that the world would grow up with me, and that the problems we had when I was a teen would resolve because with age comes wisdom. Then I heard from a group of junior high girls who shared that vaping happens in the school bathrooms….
Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people.” — Mark 1:17 A few pages in our high school yearbook were devoted to pictures of the girl and guy with the best car, the best hair, the two most likely to…
