David’s early life was marked with such anointing and strength. The stories we read of David in the Bible are legendary–killing a bear and lion with his bare hands, defeating Goliath with only a stone and a sling, being anointed king of Israel when he was a young shepherd boy–
A couple of years ago, I realized that I was spending way too much time on social media. When I was sad or lonely or insecure, I would get on Twitter or Instagram, post something I knew would provide the affirmation I needed, and wait for the likes and comments
Do not grow weary. Are you there, too? Weary and wondering where the space to slow down and take a deep breath will be. Running on empty, pouring out constantly, doing all the right and necessary and good things but feeling like you have nothing left to give. Burdened by
And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him. – 1 John 4:16 We have the capacity to love well, to love deeply, to love
The Song of Justice It’s fitting that Micah’s prophecy starts with the imperative to hear. When we read through this short book, we find God’s justice to be quite a loud endeavor. There’s a lot of wailing and weeping. We hear howling like a wild dog and screeching like an
Jesus’ Early Days Have you ever thought about what Jesus was like when He was younger? I assume that He was a lot like all of us. He had parents that raised Him. He crawled. He had to learn to walk and to talk. He went through puberty and adolescence.
From each of our windows and corners of the world, we’re all watching the coronavirus pandemic unfold. It has infected millions, but it has affected us all. This novel virus knows no bounds. There’s another global disease that respects no bounds and affects us all: prejudice. However, this virus isn’t
I am a recovering control addict. Perhaps, this is an area you have struggled in as well. A desire for control can often be a source of fear and anxiety in our lives. We obsess over our education, career, family, fitness, and finances, and more. If our proposed trajectory veers
I’ll never forget the first time I felt real guilt. I was in elementary school, and a friend and I had been teasing one of our classmates by stealing his water bottle and hiding it around the classroom. Eventually, this little boy got tired of our silly game and told
The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced. The Lord’s precepts are fair and make one joyful. The Lord’s commands are pure and give insight for life. The commands to fear the