Dare To Be Different
"Remember the words I spoke to you: 'No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also." John 15:20My...
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"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18If you had a chance to meet her, you would agree that the name we have affectionately given her really...
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Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?" John 6:8-9It seemed like a...
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"As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right." 1 Samuel 12:23I have always been fascinated by stories...
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The Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath. —Joshua 2:11Did you ever wonder why Rahab, the prostitute who lived in the pagan city of Jericho, opened her home to the Israelite...
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You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. —Matthew 5:14People often ask me what I enjoy most about serving as president of a Christian college. Without question...
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"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17I love the scene in the movie version of C. S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch, and the...
View ArticleAs a Deer
"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God." Psalm 42:1Several years ago my wife Martie and I had the unique experience of going on a camel safari in the desert of the...
View ArticleFamily Resemblance
"Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." Ephesians 5:1-2 I am...
View ArticleGetting It Right
"When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" Matthew 16:13There’s lots of talk about Jesus these days. From The Da Vinci Code...
View ArticlePacked With Power
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy...
View ArticleThe Good Life
"Beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses." Luke 12:15Driving down the highway in Houston, I passed a billboard with large letters that...
View ArticleA Promise Fulfilled
She will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Matthew 1:21In the off-season of baseball, managers and coaches concentrate on trading...
View ArticleA Worthy Pursuit
"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19Let’s face it, if you are a follower in a world that celebrates leaders, you don’t feel all that good about yourself....
View ArticlePilgrimage Toward Intimacy
"I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing." Psalm 16:2Several years ago, as I passed the fifty mark on the calendar of my life, I discovered a new and distinct desire...
View ArticleThe Eternal Question
"If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men." 1 Corinthians 15:19Life has a way of driving our faith dangerously close to the edge. What we expect from God so...
View ArticleEternal Investments
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal." Matthew 6:19Madame Blueberry, Veggie Tales heroine of materialism, loves shopping...
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“And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” Luke 22:19When my wife Martie says, “Could you run to the...
View ArticleChanged Landscape
"Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil." Matthew 4:1I love my garden. But living in the Midwestern US during winter reduces my beautiful garden to a frozen,...
View ArticleWhere’s The Leash?
"What does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8Recently, while out for Chinese food with friends, I noticed a man walking his dog past...
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