life – Making and Maturing

Embracing Mortality

The coronavirus panic has exposed our immaturity surrounding mortality.

Because I Belong

I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.

5 Key Commitments for Any Time of Year

Resolved, To be strictly and firmly faithful to my trust, so that, in Prov. 20:6. ‘A faithful man, who can find?’ may not be partly fulfilled in me. -Jonathan Edwards, Resolution #32, 1722 (written at age 19) I’m not much for new year’s resolutions, mostly because they tend to be short sighted and short lived.Continue reading “5 Key Commitments for Any Time of Year”

God’s Silent Work vs. Instagram

I will be like the dew to Israel. -Hosea 14:5 Christian! despise not spiritual things, because thou hearest not a sound therewith. Much that God doeth, he doeth in silence. -C.H. Spurgeon There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love the Super Bowl halftime show, and the rest of us. I’mContinue reading “God’s Silent Work vs. Instagram”

God Is Jealous for You – Zechariah 1:7-17

Take a moment to pray. Ask God to speak to you through his word—for his Spirit to convict you of sin, teach you the truth, and lead you in walking by faith. Setting the Scene Sometimes we can’t help but be overwhelmed by sin and its devastating effects. People wrong others, and they wrong us.Continue reading “God Is Jealous for You – Zechariah 1:7-17”