Some of you will find my opening lines unpleasant but I hope you will hang in there for the point today. Our skin is an amazing thing, capable of repair, protective of our health, and filled with sensitive nerve ending.… Continue reading

Abba, millions of us are remembering the loss of life that hatred brought to our nation 25 years ago when 3,000 perished in just moments. We wrestle with understanding, wondering why this kind of terror happens … not just then,… Continue reading

by Russell Moore Did you hear the one about the Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs? Wasn’t it hilarious? Here’s the setup: A community of vulnerable people, escaping danger to their lives in their home country, are quietly minding their business in… Continue reading

O God, you are faithful and true, you “have mercy on thousands and ten thousands of those who love you,” you love the humble and protect the needy who lack all things, for all things are subject to you. Look… Continue reading

Jesus Himself said that love is the mark of His genuine followers. “By this will all people know you are my disciples – that you love another.”  You’re nodding your head in agreement, right?  Yet, think about it.We are capable… Continue reading

Given all the attention the story has received recently you must know at least the outlines of a horrific story out of Massachusetts. A young mother, Lindsay Clancy, killed each of her children not long after the birth of her… Continue reading

Abba, a new morning brings challenges, dreams, work, and hopes – some old, some new. I pray that the Spirit will renew my heart and mind making me ready to meet this day as You would desire. May my will… Continue reading

Are you crying? Is your heart broken? I do not like to spend time talking about sorrow. It is not my way to ‘moan’ my prayers or to rehearse my disappointments, and yet I know that our days include many… Continue reading

The teenage shepherd arrived at the camp of Israel’s army with food for his brothers. He was not held in high regard by those older siblings who saw his sheep-tending, harp-playing, and song writing as unmistakable evidence of his inferiority.… Continue reading

Abba, I come to You with a heart of gratitude for Jesus, for the assurance of “life abundant” and eternal! That the Creator of the Universe would come to us, giving us hope and showing us love stuns me, leaving… Continue reading