At the start of Jesus’ passion week, we’re told in John 13:1 that He did something that showed His disciples the “full extent” of His love. He…wait! What? There is a “full extent” of Jesus’ love? Jesus has a limit on love? John 13-17 is one of the most intimate stretches of Scripture with regard to Jesus’ ministry. … [Read more...]
Experience the Peace of Easter
It’s striking that the first word out of Jesus’ resurrected mouth to His disciples was simply “Peace.” It could have been a lot of things. It could have been admonishment. It certainly could have been “I told you so!” But…it was “Peace.” Yes, “Peace be with you” was a standard greeting in Jesus’ day. But we have no … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Gratitude: FREE TOOLS to Refresh That Attitude of Gratitude
We can add one more thing to the growing list of Bible instructions that offer proven social and psychological benefit: gratitude. Like forgiveness and Sabbath rest, gratitude ranks high on the biblical “to do” list and also brings clinical benefit that is actually measurable. In a recent Wall Street Journal article … [Read more...]
Nose to Nose with Evil…Again!
What is our fallen world’s greatest manifestation of evil? Is it a school shooter pathologically pulling a trigger while aiming at defenseless, innocent students as we’ve just witnessed in Parkland, Florida, and in way-too-many other schools? Is it a ruthless dictator acting out his personal ethnic or … [Read more...]
Faith Basics: Now Revised!
Job’s High Compliment: A Spiritual Formation Goal
The book of Job. It’s the movie moment of the Bible that goes something like this: “Well, if you’re reading this, something must have gone wrong.” A friend of mine who used to own a car dealership said to me just before the 2008 recession, “You know it’s bad when a car dealer is reading Job.” It was bad and got worse, as … [Read more...]
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