Read A Best-Selling Book
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4 Perhaps one of the most common New Year’s resolutions among Christians is to read our Bible’s more. For some of us, that means finding our Bible from a long-forgotten shelf and actually opening it. For others of us, that means picking a book or topic and studying it in depth. Perhaps it means reading fewer books about God and spending more time
A Difficult Discipline
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. ~Matthew 18:21-22 Perhaps one of the hardest realities to deal with in our world is that no one is perfect. Because of this fact, being hurt by other people, both intentionally and not, is a fact of life. Additionally, we will mess up and hurt someone else at some point.
The Giving of Alms
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will reward them for what they have done. Proverbs 19:17 When I was first out of college and working in full time youth ministry, I took a group of ten teenagers on a mission trip to Juarez, Mexico. Each teen had been on a previous mission trip with my church, had spent several months preparing for the trip including studying social justice principles and learning about Mexican culture. It was my heart that they did
Father Forgive Me
"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us." ~ I John 1:8-10 A couple of weeks ago, a good friend of mine shared a prayer on social media which has stuck with me in a unique way: Father, forgive me for the times I have desired a seat at
