William Hagenbuch

If you make the LORD your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. — Psalm 92:9-10  Scoffers to Christianity gain leverage when they hear verses like this and refute them without time and thought. Their reaction…

  I thank Jesus Christ our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him. —1 Timothy 1:12 Both his resume and his self-reflection call it like it is: he’s the bad of the bad. A guy much like…

…they praised God saying, “A mighty prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people today.” — Luke 7:16b You’ve left worship—or can leave worship—on a Sunday and you, too, will be saying what the people did here. “A mighty prophet is among us,” and “God has visited…

  Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. — Luke 19:6 Great excitement and joy? This is not something most of us felt when called to the principal’s office. Unless you’re one of the crème de la crème arriving for your certificate…

“Lord,” he said, “I want to see.”— Luke 18:40c Pray to God, “I want to see.” Know what will happen? You will see! Maybe you’ll see a solution to a problem you have. Maybe you’ll see poverty differently. Maybe you’ll find a remnant of your racism. (We all have remnants…