Category: He Sees, He Knows, He Cares

We Are Witnesses

  A number of years ago, we had the privilege of living and serving God in Jerusalem for a few months. What a faith-enriching experience it was to walk where Jesus walked and to see what we read in the Gospel accounts of Jesus come to life as we spent

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Strength and Brokenness

  “Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” – Luke 22:31–32   A few years ago, my daughter was playing

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Blessed is the King

  “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” –Luke 19:38   Blessed is the God of all the earth, our Savior, King, and Redeemer. The One who is and is to come. The everlasting King of glory.

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He Remembers Your Name

  Are you bad at remembering names? My mom is. She totally blanks on people’s names. I do something much more embarrassing: I think I know people’s names, but instead I call them the wrong name.   Remembering a name means a great deal to someone. A name is how

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Only One Went Back

  Imagine for a minute what it would have been like to have leprosy. You were an outcast of society. You had to live away from anyone who didn’t have the disease, so either alone or in a colony with others who had leprosy. You had to yell out “unclean”

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The Cost

  “Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” – Luke 14:27   I remember a time from my childhood when I really, really wanted a specific toy. I asked my mom for it and she told me I could get the toy if

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God is Our Source

  In Luke 12:29–32 Jesus told His disciples, “do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things. For all the nations of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, pursue

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Generosity and Worship

  I recently began working for a non-profit, whose mission is to raise up the next generation of gospel patrons. I had no idea what a “gospel patron” was, and these past few months have been such a blessing as the Lord has connected me with a beautiful job opportunity

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The Lion and the Lamb

  In the psychological world, I learned that one’s beliefs and cognitions influence behavior. I have found this theory and sentiment to be very true in my own life. For example, when I believe that I am a burden and that people do not care what I have to say,

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More Than Enough

  When was the last time you were surprised by Jesus?   This thought-provoking question came up recently in our home group Bible study and prompted us to consider that, perhaps, even subconsciously, we have limited God to what we think He can do, how He will work, or how

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