Devotional There is a quiet lie that creeps into the life of almost every churchgoer. It sounds something like this: if I just do enough, God will be pleased with me. It is subtle. It does not announce itself. It shows up as guilt when you miss a Sunday, or as pride...
Devotional It is easy to look at the world and think the problem is out there. Bad influences. Toxic environments. Difficult people. But Jesus pointed somewhere far more uncomfortable. He pointed inward. In Mark 7, the Pharisees were focused on what people touched,...
Devotional Real change is costly. That is true in every area of life, and it is especially true in the Kingdom of God. Jesus did not offer a comfortable revolution. He offered a cross. He took bread, blessed it, and broke it, and in doing so He was previewing what was...
Devotional Miracles are easy to admire from a distance. But Jesus never performed a miracle just to impress a crowd. Every sign He performed was pointing to something deeper, something eternal. When He turned water into wine, He was revealing His glory. When He healed...
Devotional Have you ever felt like you were not qualified enough for what God was asking of you? Maybe you looked at your past, your limitations, or your lack of experience and thought, surely God could find someone better for this. Here is the good news. He is not...
Devotional Think about the last time you achieved something you had been chasing for a long time. A promotion. A relationship. A financial goal. There may have been a moment of satisfaction, but if you are honest, it probably did not last as long as you expected. We...
