The Spiritual Discipline of Curiosity
Across Christian history, some have viewed curiosity as a distraction from faithful discipleship. Yet the witness… Read More
Today's Disciplines Devotion
How awkward it must have been for Peter to get a lengthy answer to his simple question. He asked for a number. In return Jesus gave him a piercing illustration with...
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In high school, my friend drove a beat-up Honda Accord with the bumper sticker, “Don’t be fooled, my treasure is in heaven.” It was funny because of how terrible her car...
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In today’s passage, we can picture faith as a family packing everything they have into a U-Haul. After a litany of heroes of the faith, the author of Hebrews gets to...
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Though we don’t know who wrote the epistle to the Hebrews, the author gives us the most famous definition of faith in the Bible: “Faith is the reality of what we...
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This psalm is a call to inspection. Like the rising of the sun, God’s light is on the rise. When God’s light shines, all will be revealed. This inspection is specifically...
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Sin is a bloodstain on the soul—scarlet, red, crimson, a stain that cannot be removed. But speaking as the voice of God, the prophet declares an incredible gift: God will do...
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What a way to start a week! You’ve just poured your coffee and want some quiet time with the Lord and we give you this scripture to read. You’re just looking...
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Can you remember a time you were in trouble and God came to the rescue? A time you felt hungry, thirsty, but most of all lost? What was or is the...
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If you aren’t angry, you aren’t paying attention! There is much going on in our world that makes me angry. Sometimes anger moves me to action, which is a good thing....
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If you have been raised with Christ, you have new life and will seek the things that are with Christ. You will focus on God’s things, not on your own things....
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Abundance is used in the Gospels both positively and negatively. In the feeding of the multitudes, the baskets of leftover food point to the bountiful excess of God’s rule (see Luke...
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