1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, Bible, Exodus, Genesis, God, Isaiah, Jacob, Jesus, John, Luke, Moses, prayer, spiritual growth, truth
Unable to sleep despite needing to sleep, I went downstairs for the next best thing – coffee. I paced the length of my kitchen as the machine sputtered. The coffee maker struggled to brew as I struggled to order my thoughts. I began speaking aloud to the Lord,...
Bible, God, Gospel, grace, grief, hope, Isaiah, James, Jesus, Matthew, pain, sin, Titus
I was all set to write an article about how there’s no such thing as a “good Christian.” It was going to be all about how oxymoronic that phrase is – none of us are good, that’s why we need Christ in the first place. Except I didn’t...
Bible, discipline, God, growing, Isaiah, sin
Sometimes life isn’t all roses. We struggle to make sense of things. We are afflicted – by self and by people and by circumstances outside of ourselves. We don’t always (ever?) understand why God allows or causes things to happen the way they do....
Bible, Ezekiel, God, Isaiah, John, Kingdom Vision, Revelation
Our pastor challenged us on Sunday to evaluate whether or not we have an accurate view of how holy God is. The implication is we tend to humanize God and lose awareness of how majestic and grand and wholly above us in rank and perfection He truly is. And when we are...
believe, Bible, God, Isaiah
Hope. Or maybe I should say certain hope. Yes, certain hope – sure, confident, and able to be trusted. Guaranteed. Unwavering. Unconditional. Unparalleled. This is the kind of hope you and I have access to through Christ Jesus. Life, in order to be lived...
believe, David Crowder, faith, God, growing, hope, Isaiah, love, prayer, Romans, trials, truth
This blog focuses on tying the Bible together with real life. And real life, as you may have noticed, is full of struggle, discontent, and confusion. That being the case, most of the posts you read here address the undesirable effects of being human. I try to make...
