Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt this way: Circumstances are good. God loves me. Circumstances are bad. God loves me not. Do you ever feel that your relationship with God is like a daisy plucking game of “he loves me/loves me not”? It’s easy to feel that way, but maybe this devotional will shed some light on God’s … [Read more...]
Buzzer-Beater Grace
Tis the season for buzzer-beaters. And if the conference tourneys leading into the NCAA tournament are any indication, we’re in for a month of buzzer-beater madness. Whether or not you are a sports fan, there are few things more thrilling than when a player from the team down by one or two heaves from half-court a ball that … [Read more...]
Our Need for Resurrection Peace
The first word, according to the gospels of Luke and John, out of Jesus’ resurrected mouth to His disciples was simply “peace.” In John, Jesus said it first to the group (twice) then later to Thomas. While “peace be with you” was a common greeting, there is no other record of Jesus using these words at any time. It’s like He … [Read more...]
Serving Up a Big Peace
Imagine the disciples’ situation that first Easter weekend. They’d followed Jesus for three years. They depended on Him for guidance, even for daily things like food. They found His teaching irresistible. They were moved by His mercy and compassion. And they’d just watched Him die—at the hands of an angry mob they thought might … [Read more...]
Teens and Bible Habits
The American Bible Society and the Barna Group recently teamed up to put a finger on the pulse of the relationship between teens and their Bibles. The good news: we have a pulse. And to mix our metaphors, we have lots of low hanging fruit. The stats are fascinating. The percentages noted are of Protestant teens who … [Read more...]
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