Posts tagged “Purpose”
We must learn to judge like Jesus
You’ve probably heard that Jesus once said, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged” (Matthew 7:1). But what does that mean? Keep…
You can’t do it all, but you can give your all
I checked the National Day Calendar for February and was stunned by how much there is to celebrate. For the shortest month of the…
How God made you
It took me over 30 years to figure out how God made me. You would think that my strengths and weaknesses would be obvious…
The amazing Merlin
Recently, I met an amazing man named Merlin. Merlin is an 81-year-old woodworker who can outhustle a team of 20-something construction workers. During our…
You are gifted
Do you know the gift(s) you’ve received from God? In four key chapters of the Bible (1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12, Ephesians 4, and…
Sir, we would like to see Jesus
Jesus was in Jerusalem. His name was being talked about all over Israel. It was the week he was going to die, and he…
Christmas is about Christ
My family of four has the tradition of eating lunch every Sunday with my parents and my mother-in-law, a meal that we call FamFest….
Are you ready for creation’s final concert?
Sometimes I think singing isn’t as much a part of our culture as it used to be. The evidence is everywhere. About a month…
Stuffed with wonder
I occasionally substitute teach in my son’s high school, and one of my highlights is reading Fahrenheit 451 with the American Lit. class. I…
Waiting on us
God must fold his everlasting arms across his chest and lean against a pearly fence post just waiting for us to try. We have…
The earth is the Lord’s
Sometimes I need to be reminded who this world belongs to. Sometimes it seems that it belongs to everyone except me; people whose ideas…
Build me up
I tell my kids that people are like building blocks. Our words can build them up or knock them down. When conversations with a…