Writing to Help You Find and Share the Hope of Jesus
Then the Lord said to Job, 'Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?'”Job 40:1-2 In his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer has a chapter on wisdom where he points out a common mistake people make in regards to the wisdom God seeks to … Continue reading Knowing the Who
“I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me.”John 10:14 I have this sign hanging in our office at home. My grandma made it for me years ago. I’ve had it for years, but I’ve never really contemplated the magnitude of the truth it conveys through a simple twist of … Continue reading Jesus Knows Me. This I Love.
So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked,“Do you understand what you are reading?” And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.Acts 8:30-31 In this perfect example of a divine appointment, the Ethiopian Eunuch invites Philip … Continue reading Help Me Understand
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening, accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp, and the melody of a lyre. You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for … Continue reading Worship Renews Us
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.”Psalm 55:22 Growing up, my brothers and I spent many summers at my grandparents' trailer at the Old Mille Inn on Green Lake near Spicer, MN. If my grandpa didn’t already have us out in the boat … Continue reading Learning to Cast
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.1 Corinthians 15:3-4 One fun thing I enjoy about being a dad is trying to pass on … Continue reading First Importance
“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”John 17:17 The other day I was waiting in the car with my daughters as my wife ran into a store. While we waited, my girls wanted to play “Two Truths and a Lie.” If you’ve never played it before, each person in a group makes three … Continue reading Two Truths and a Lie
“We should listen with the ears of God that we may speak the Word of God.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer I have the privilege of regularly leading workshops on mentoring for the ministry I work with. We do these workshops regularly to encourage and equip Christ-followers to help others follow Jesus. We spend some time in each workshop … Continue reading Listen to What I’m Saying
[Jesus], the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.Hebrews 12:2 A guy I meet with shared with me this week how frustrated he was that he and his wife had … Continue reading But I Have To
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!1 Chronicles 16:11 I was chatting with someone we mentor this week as she was waiting for her mentor to arrive. She shared that she had had a particularly hard and stressful day, but that she had been praying to God throughout the day for help. … Continue reading Pride Indicator
A Thrill of Hope 