Getting to Know Our Perfect Helper
Imagine if Jesus was still on the earth with us today.
If Christ never ascended into heaven but remained on earth as a teacher and Christian leader, what would our lives look like?
A Discipleship Lesson from Jesus
What does it mean to make disciples?
We know that Jesus has called all Christians to make disciples in the Great Commission. But what exactly is Jesus talking about? After all, “disciple” isn’t a word that the world uses very much. How do we learn to obey Jesus’s command if we don’t know how?
Read MoreDoes God Have a Place for Single Ladies?
Let’s be honest, being a single woman isn’t easy. Society makes you feel like a second-class citizen. Everyone expects you to get married to the nearest halfway-decent single guy. Loneliness sets in, making it a challenge to stay hopeful. The wait for a husband drags on, with no end in sight. It can even seem like God has forgotten about you.
Read MoreThe Beauty of the Lord
As we look around the world we live in, it’s easy to become jaded. Earth is a deeply broken place, scarred by the Fall and the pervasive influence of sin. Until the Lord returns, it will remain damaged and corrupt. But let’s not become blind to the most amazing truth about this world: it’s full of incredible, breathtaking beauty.
Read MoreEntering the Same Room as Jesus
What motivates God? Why did he send his Son to die for us? Why does he show us patience despite our distracted prayers and feeble attempts to serve him? Why doesn’t God eliminate humanity and create perfect beings to serve and praise him instead? The answer is simple. But don’t let the simplicity distract you from how amazing it is. God loves us.
Read MorePower Encounters are Real in the US
Yesterday I was reviewing a new book on power encounters with spiritual forces. This is still a normal reality in Africa, part of everyday spiritual life in most churches. These seem foreign to many of us in the United States. It is almost another world, to us, one we only see in the Bible when we see Jesus cast out a demon. It is easy to look for an over-spiritualized lesson about the character of Jesus while we put the dramatic or the miraculous power encounter aside. After all, we likely have never seen this in our own lives. This morning my Bible reading is in Acts 13, and I have to say to myself, “Not so fast.”
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