An active prayer life keeps us from being practical deists. An active prayer life is a deeply-held belief that the living God of the universe is involved in our daily affairs. Not only that He is involved, but that He cares about us. God’s Word reveals to us that God...
If you’re like me, you grew up under the impression that the God of the Old Testament and Jesus of the New Testament were not very much alike. OT God was angry and steadily slinging thou shalt not’s at His ill-behaved children. Conversely, NT Jesus was much nicer, talked a...
Anticipation is an often-overlooked aspect of personal faith in Jesus. Anticipation is that excitement that bubbles within you when you are a child. The Christmas holidays were always a season to which I looked forward while growing up. There were the obvious reasons for joy in the Christmas holidays: taking...
When I give it a bit of thought, I am in awe of the compassion of Jesus. I barely have compassion on the sweet old lady driving 40 miles below the speed limit on the on-ramp when I’m going somewhere. Don’t lie. I know you’re there with me. A dozen...
Annual traditions are quite meaningful to me. I have fond memories associated with many holidays and special events. Ever since I was a young child, my family has had a “thankfulness can” that we pass around each Thanksgiving and insert cards describing what we are thankful for that year. We...
