Forgiveness at Thanksgiving

In just a few weeks, we will all be eating my favorite meal of the year. It doesn’t get any better than turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, corn, and pumpkin pie! But Thanksgiving starts the “holidays” and they are difficult for many people. With such a focus on...

Look Up

As I am writing this article, I can hear an old hymn running through my mind. In part it says, “Look and live, my brother live. Look to Jesus now and live. It’s recorded in His word hallelujah, it is only that you look and live.” That hymn reflects a story about the...

The Example of George Mueller

I am often encouraged in my Christian walk with the stories of folks who have gone before us. George Mueller is one of my favorites. He was born in 1805 in Prussia but moved to England as a young man. The story goes that he lived a pretty godless life until he was...

The Exchanged Life

Seasoned believers are familiar with the seminal verse found in Galatians chapter two: “I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself...

Practicing the Presence of God

In the New Testament, Jude (the half-brother of Jesus) urged us to “build yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God…” To keep ourselves immersed in the love of God is challenging. We live in a busy,...

Our Words

I recently read an article about helping children become young evangelists (Thank you Jen Wilken). But instead of emphasizing a whole list of verses that they ought to memorize, the author suggested that there are five kinds of words that our God honoring kids ought...