Scripture: John

We can easily think of “the world” as other people who live differently from us. But the Bible brings the matter much closer to home. Sometimes the world means the people God loves so deeply that He gave His Son for them. Other times it means the desires,…

Our identity is not found in what people think of us, in our failures, or even in the hardest parts of our past. We belong to Jesus Christ, and because of Him we are God’s beloved. The same Jesus who is worthy of all honor and glory knows…

We cannot keep Jesus at a safe distance. He asks more of us than respect, good words, or outward religion. Like the rich young ruler, we can come near to Jesus and still walk away when His words reach into the part of life we do not want…

Sometimes life grows dark enough that we begin to wonder whether God has forgotten us. Our thoughts can turn against us, and trouble can make us feel alone. Yet Romans 8 gives us something solid to hold onto: if God gave His own Son for us, then we…

The Bible uses the word “world” in more than one way, and understanding the difference helps us understand what God is asking of us. Sometimes the world means God’s creation and the people He loves. Other times it means the systems, values, and ways of thinking that stand…

Jesus is not only part of an old story. He is alive and working in us today. He is God, the light of God’s glory, and the One who holds all things together. He is greater than Moses, and everything God has done points us toward Him. Through…

There is a war going on, and James tells us plainly where it starts. It does not begin on battlefields or in courtrooms. It begins in our own hearts, in the quiet place where we decide what we love most. When strife and fighting break out among us,…

From the very beginning, before the first bird sang or the first river ran to the sea, God had a purpose in mind when he made us. He formed us like a craftsman shapes clay, carefully and with great attention, breathing life into our nostrils. We are made…