As a reader, I love stories about characters who get thrust into difficult, changing circumstances and yet come out the other side better for it. It’s exciting to see a character’s beliefs tested, attributes developed and life goals realigned as they step outside their comfort zone and face new things. And yet…
Asking God Questions in the Storms of Life
(7 min. devotion on Mark 4:35-41)
Have the challenges of life ever given you spiritual questions?
When circumstances are hard and God seems to be silent, it’s not uncommon for questions like “Does God really care?” and “Is He still in control?” to well up inside of us…
Focusing on what matters most: the glory of Jesus
(7 minute devotion on Matthew 17:1-13–the transfiguration.)
“Review chapter one for the upcoming quiz,” our professor told us—and review, I did. I scoured pages of graphic design information, highlighting important-looking definitions and committing them all to memory. When I closed the book, I felt good about my preparations…
3 Truths for a New Year
(5 minute devotion on Matthew 1:1)
This week, as I sat down to begin my “Year in the Gospels” (part of my Scripture over Screentime experiment, which you can read about here), I opened my Bible to the January 1 reading and grimaced.
“Oh goodie,” I thought. “A Genealogy.”
With Us Wherever We Go
(4 minute devotion on Joshua 1:9)
“Hearing other people’s stories never really helps me,” a friend once told me, bluntly. “I guess it’s because I just end up thinking, ‘but, that’s their story—not mine.’”
I can’t say I entirely agree with my friend’s perspective on this, but I do understand where…
When You Remember the Hard Times
The truths that transformed Jeremiah’s outlook weren’t the positive affirmations people try to use today.
Rather, the truths that brought him hope—and that can also bring us hope today—are these 2 truths about God…