Confession: I didn’t pay attention in high school English and skipped a third of my classes for my university’s English requirement. I winged English composition. I hated diagramming sentences and refused to memorize grammar rules….
God's character
When Light Pierces the Darkness
If you’ve seen or read about the movie Sound of Freedom, you know its topic. But you may not know what the director intentionally inserted into every scene. Light….
And His Name Shall Be Called …
Does a certain Bible passage excite you more than any other? For me, it’s this:
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6, ASV)…
Who Comforts God When He Cries?
A four-year-old came to his mom, tears coursing down his face. “I have too many sads in my eyes!” he cried. (What description could be more perfect?) In reply, his mom hugged him tight and loved on him, making the sads all better….
5 Truths Embedded in the Shepherds’ and Wise Men’s Visits to Jesus
The beauty of the Bible is you can read it repeatedly and still discover new facets of God’s truth you didn’t know before….
Why did God Reveal Christ’s Birth to Shepherds and Wise Men?
Throughout history, God’s prophets had foretold Christ’s coming. But when it happened, God delivered eternity’s most important news to a group of shepherds and some foreigners….
How I Truly Know God Is Good
The last eighteen months have caused many people to question or blame God for all the bad that’s happened—especially when it affected them personally. Count me with the questioners. I wondered if I’d experience joy again….
Lessons in Invisibility
In the movie The Princess Diaries, San Francisco teenager Mia Thermopolis tells her grandmother, “My expectation in life is to be invisible. And I’m good at it.”…
The Price of Sparrows and the Tomb
This week I woke up to bird song—a sure sign spring is here. It reminds me of Jesus talking about sparrows in Matthew 10:29 and Luke 12:6….
Light in the Darkness
John Krasinski’s program Some Good News was a light in the darkness of 2020. Between March and May, it garnered more than 72 million views and 2.5 million YouTube subscribers. People flocked to it like moths to a flame….
