What’s the Point?
I recently realized that most of my prayer life consists of intercession or supplication. According to the prayer acronym ACTS (for adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication), I am often rushing into God’s presence with my requests without acknowledging His greatness and worth, glossing over confession of my sins, and forgetting to give thanks.
Continue ReadingCultivating Gospel-Centered Habits
In a world filled with constant notifications, streaming content, and endless to-do lists, staying spiritually centered can feel like swimming upstream. The pressure to keep up with the latest information and demands is overwhelming, and many believers find themselves spiritually drained, distracted, and distant from God.
Continue ReadingWhen Motivation Goes Missing
Have you ever sat down with every intention of getting something done, only to stare blankly at the wall? The ideas seem far away, the motivation is nowhere to be found, and even the simplest task feels overwhelming. If you have, welcome to the club.
Continue ReadingForgotten History
I’ve been reading the Old Testament again. It’s been a few years since I went back to the beginning of the biblical narrative: the family drama of Genesis, the power of God in Exodus, the holiness of God in the Law, the heroes and villains of the old familiar stories. Then I came across this little verse at the beginning of Judges that broke my heart.
Continue ReadingVenting in the Biblical Sense
What is it about venting that feels so delicious sometimes? Venting has become so commonplace I don’t think I even consider if it’s right or wrong. However, something touched me this week. Is venting biblical?
Continue ReadingGod’s Friend
When I was in college, I spent some time working on becoming a Bible study leader through my campus fellowship. At some point, I realized I had become rather legalistic in my faith, kind of focusing first on if I was “believing the right way” or basically doing everything right. And while yes, we should strive to always do the right thing based on what Jesus calls us to do in His word, I was getting stuck in tiny decisions…
Continue ReadingOur Great and Good God
Although our parents preferred that we offer a prayer from our hearts, rather than reciting a memorized one, this little grace contains some good theology and several concepts that are appropriate for us to learn at an early age.
Continue ReadingMystery Illness
Our eldest daughter had a mystery illness when she was a teenager. It began innocently enough with aches and joint pain, then progressed over the next year from a minor annoyance to a full-blown crisis. We first consulted with her pediatrician and were referred to an orthopedic specialist who recommended physical therapy. We tried that for a while and treated symptoms like joint pain with Tylenol. As time went on her symptoms worsened but we couldn’t find the source of the problem.
Continue ReadingWhat Would It Look Like to Live with Radical Grace?
When I was eleven years old, my sixteen-year-old brother was murdered by two of his classmates in one of the most notorious school shootings in United States history, at Columbine High School. Just days later, my dad told the media in an interview that he had no animosity towards the killers, or the families of the killers. To many people, that’s a forgiveness that is hard to comprehend, especially so soon afterwards. However, it is a forgiveness the Bible talks about extensively.
Continue ReadingDwelling
Our church has a program to help immigrants improve their English skills. We recently began a Bible study for this group. After reading a Bible passage together, we discuss some questions, the first of which is “what words are new to you?” In trying to define a word for the participants, I realized how difficult it is to relay some of the subtleties of meaning, especially with some of the less commonly- used words encountered in Scripture.
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