As one of the twelve who walked with Jesus for the years of his ministry, Peter had a unique view of the kingdom. We don’t know the exact year when he dictated the letter of … Read More
Where You Belong
Sometimes an author puts spiritual things into writing so well that you just have to share it. A.W. Tozer shares a great metaphor for how the Christian interacts with the world. As a kid from … Read More
From Wicked to Worthless
Some words have quite a fascinating range of meaning. Take, for example, the word “puzzle”. This word refers to a wooden game for preschoolers with only a handful of shapes. It also refers to the … Read More
A Race to the Top
The late 1920s must have been quite a time to live in New York City. Three buildings were rising, floor by floor, from the pavement to the skies above. The architects were vying for the … Read More
Could I Be Wrong?
I’m embarrassed to say that the first time I heard the name Yuri Gagarin was in 1998 (age 21 and nearly a college graduate). We were on a mission trip to Russia where we held … Read More
Sleep for Mere Mortals
Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb and once famously said, “A million years from now we won’t go to bed at all. Really, sleep is an absurdity, a bad habit. We can’t suddenly throw off the … Read More
The Hundredfold Life
In all the times I have read the parable of the sower over many years, I have never considered a crucial detail in Jesus’ story. A crowd has gathered and he begins: Listen! Behold, a … Read More
A Prepared People
Mrs. Lynch’s AP Literature class was all about preparation. The Advanced Placement exam in the spring loomed large over the landscape of short stories, poetry, and plays we were studying. The exam would include an … Read More
Deity On-Demand
For many years now, television has been different in our house. We don’t bother to wonder what time a given show comes on. We watch whatever we want to see – whole seasons of shows, … Read More
Autonomy Not Isolation
A fisherman in Texas who’s looking for a catch in the Red River must be very careful. The entire river is in Oklahoma. The river forms the border between the two states, but the border … Read More