Isaiah 6:1–4, 6 Seraphim are impressive beings! Can you imagine six-winged creatures so powerful the sound of their voices makes a building shake? I’ve been to rock concerts where the …
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John 4 The men stopped talking and stared at the distance; a few of them looked at the ground. She was alone, and her hair was long and untied. She …
Ephesians 2:8–10 Recently, a story circulated on Facebook about pastor Steepek who allegedly went to his new church dressed as a homeless man. It told how everyone was unwelcoming and ignored …
Abram and his wife Sarai were childless. Sarai was 89 years old. What are the chances a woman unable to bear children throughout her entire life would bear a child …
The kingdom of heaven is like a dandelion seed that a gardener planted in the garden; it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is …
God will use us in more ways than we can see or understand, as we allow his Holy Spirit to do his work, slowly carving and reshaping our lives and …
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The little boy who went all in: A story of whole-hearted worship
by ContributorJohn 6:5–13 The other night, I asked two smart little boys if they could recall a story from the Bible where a child did a beautiful thing for Jesus. Their …
James 5:17, 1 Kings 18:16–19:18 Elijah was “a man just like us,” according to James 5:17. Yet, when I think of Elijah, I typically think of his daring feats atop …
Deuteronomy 33:12 As I write this article, my wife and I are eagerly anticipating the birth of our second child. As we schedule our days and weeks, it’s increasingly difficult …
Matthew 28:5–6 As a father of three children, aged seven and under, I love the lessons I learn by seeing life through my kids’ eyes. Such was the case when …
John 8:9-11 They had already finished when we rushed the room. But it didn’t matter. Everything was still in place and there was no question. John jumped up faster than …
For ancient mariners, there could hardly have been a more terror-inducing sound than the roar of waves breaking onto the shore, threatening destruction of the ship and death to all …
Ecclesiastes 5:18–19, 12:13 Sitting in front of a beachside condo, the couple in the video declared, “We live for our vacations. As soon as we get home from one vacation, …
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Is work really a curse?
by ContributorWhen I was a child, I thought work was God’s curse on humanity. As I was forced to do my Saturday morning chores, I reflected more than once on how …
I’ve never worked on a farm or in agriculture, but I know the key principle of the industry: everything needs water to grow. Very little thrives without it – plants, …