A well-lived life begins with a well-worn Bible.
(6 minute devotion on Luke 19:1-10)
When I was in middle school, someone gave me a label-maker as a gift. The little handheld device stamped raised white letters onto blue vinyl tape—and from the start, I was smitten. I ran around labeling everything in sight…
(5 min. devotion on Luke 6:45)
“I didn’t mean what I said.” “Please don’t read into that. I was just upset when I said it… ” “They’re just words—it’s not that big of a deal.” In our lifetimes, we’ve likely all said things we regret out of habit or in the heat of the moment. …
(4 minute devotion on Hebrews 4:15-16)
My heart felt a familiar sinking as my friend detailed her recent trial. The story was uniquely hers, but it shared elements with my own story and I knew the ache.
Everything in me wanted to help in that moment…
( a 5 minute Advent devotion on Matthew 1:21-23)
Babies are needy and utterly dependent. Whether they are hungry, soiled or tired all they can do is cry and wait for someone to help them. Everyone knows this. Everyone expects this kind of neediness when a baby is born. Yet at Christmas, we celebrate the unexpected…
Colossians 1:12-14 reveals 2 gratitude-sparking truths for us, as Believers: 1) We are free from darkness and 2) we are heirs of light.
Most of us have some idea of what we think we deserve in life… because of good behavior, hard work, or just how we stack up to others.
But the intertwined stories of Jesus and Barabbas declare: we can be really glad God doesn’t give us what we deserve.
