“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands…” Revelation 7:9 When was a time you experienced God in a culture that was different than you own? …
“You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness…” 2 Timothy 3:10 “I pedaled as fast as my elementary aged legs could go. I was setting land speed records with each trip around the block. Except for the span of about three houses. For this stretch I went as …
“And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his …
“I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Martha, about her dead brother Lazarus. John 11:22 Death. It is the rotten fruit that Adam and Eve sunk their teeth into all those years ago. And like a family recipe passed down through the ages, this dessert is one we will all taste some day. Happy …
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 I had to change out a circuit breaker this past week. It meant that I had to go to the side of my house—the one where the mechanical elements are located. It’s the side I don’t …
“Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” …
“And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.” Matthew 5:41 Go the extra mile! That’s the mantra and strategy of so many who exceed. Every player you watched on the field during last nights game has spent their lives going the extra mile. That’s how Rihanna—whether her half time show was your cup of …
“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22:31-32 Life is a crucible sometime, isn’t it? Have you been through hard times. Pressed on every side. Pressure building. Frustration and resistance …
Do you look around? Do you see the people around you? Perspective is the mash-up of two words. “Peri” is the word for “around.” Think perimeter. And “Spective” is “to look.” Think spectacles. Perspective is about the ability to see all around you. To see–not to just look. My family took an epic RV trip last summer. We were on …
