It’s no secret that we live in a self-focused world. All you have to do is go on social media, turn on the tv, or drive down the interstate and look at billboards. The world tells us that life is all about us. Our days should be spent focused on
There is a faithful man at my church; we’ll call him James. James also happens to be blind. His physical blindness does not stop him from sharing the gospel with every person—and I mean every person—he comes into contact with. I often think about how amazing it will be when
To Know, Love, and Speak In John 6, we are told that many turn away from Jesus because what He says is hard to understand. When Jesus asks His closest friends if they, too, want to turn away, Peter responds with a resounding “no” and explains why. Jesus has the
Jesus makes it clear—love is not just a suggestion. It’s a command. “This I command you–to love one another.” (John 15:17) Right before this, He talked about abiding in Him, bearing fruit, and experiencing His joy. And now, He tells us the result of abiding: love. But He doesn’t just
Here we are at the end of our Esther study. I truly hope that you have been able to see this story in a new light. I pray that it has been a blessing to you and a means by which you have grown in your knowledge of God. The
People-pleasing has been a part of me as long as I can remember, no matter the amount of sanctification and satisfying work of Christ in my life. I continually feel pulled towards an unhealthy desire of making others happy and gaining their approval. I do not know where this comes
Every season has some kind of tension. One minute, twinkling lights fill our hearts with joy, and the next a cause for deep suffering arises and we are undone. No matter where you and I find ourselves on the spectrum today, an underlying current remains: Until Jesus returns, we will
Loving Well We are to be known for our love (John 13:35). When we pour out our love to the people around us, we’re actually showing them a little bit of what God is like. Love isn’t just a feeling that makes our hearts happy; it is an act of
As Peter closes out his second letter, he reminds his beloved readers one more time to wait diligently for the return of Christ that they might be found at peace. As I read through his exhortation, my thoughts can’t help but drift to the many seasons of waiting that I’ve
“For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received – that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then