What does great faith in action look like? The problem with trying to define faith is that we mostly see its outcome rather than what it looks like during the “in between” – the time between when the faith is…
Beautiful! – And Our Heart’s Response
If you follow current Christian trends, you’ve probably run across the idea that God sees you through the blood of Christ as beautiful, righteous, holy, already approved, and so many more positive attributes. Every one of these claims has a…
Encouragement – It’s a Command and a Gift
Have you ever invited friends over to your home? And when they left, did you see them to their car with your heart singing, because, somehow, they have encouraged not just your mind, but your spirit, as well? There are…
Jonathan: An Example of the Gift of Faith
Yesterday I was thinking about Jonathan, son of King Saul. He’s a remarkable man in that he was the best friend of a man who was slated to usurp his own position of authority. He knew it, and was perfectly…
Walk Out of Shame: Nothing to Hide
Several weeks ago, I talked about how Jesus paid for our shame in full when He died on the cross. How we as believers think of our sin as paid for, yet we sometimes forget that Christ also paid for…
The Power of Your Voice
I heard a talk the other day about the power of the voice. Not as in, “you can communicate better if you use your voice correctly,” but more down the line of how powerful it is when you speak. The…
Learning to Love Well
Over the past few years, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of loving well the people who are around me. It’s mostly friends and family, but it extends beyond that to the people I meet, accidentally or intentionally, via social…
Craftsmen Terrifying the Darkness?
Last week, I talked about how everything we do is holy because God lives inside of us. This week, I ran across a very interesting passage in Zechariah: “Then I looked up, and saw four horns (powers)! So I asked…
It’s All Holy
When I talk to Christians about what they do with their lives, a common theme arises. They major on talking about their overt Christian ministry, and then relegate the rest of their lives to an uncomfortable or at least “lesser”…
Paid in Full
I believe most of us as Christians would say that we believe that Christ bore all of our sins on the cross – that we are 100% forgiven of our sins. This is the theme that is taught in churches,…