The good news is we don’t rescue ourselves from the current; Christ does. He’s the lifeline, the shore, and the rest your soul’s been searching for.

Jesus has brought you near when you were once far away from God, and in Christ, God is making all things new, including your posture toward others.

Shifting from people’s approval to God’s isn’t about adding new tasks to your week; it’s about a new way of thinking that sinks deeply into the heart.

No matter what worst-case scenario we find ourselves walking through…we can bring our complaints directly to the Lord and trust that even when a path leads us through uncertainty and hardship, God always has a plan for his glory and our good.

God uses stories of change like theirs to shake us out of our own comfort with moral relativism and to lead us to rejoice in the freedom we have in Christ.

The Word of God is our treasure. It’s sweet like honey. Just as we feast on food, we also need to feast on Scripture.

Doubt happens not because God himself is doubtable, but because our minds need to be reminded of the light of the gospel.

Jesus is missing from the tomb because he’s seated on the throne of heaven. And if he’s no longer in the tomb, then his rightful place is in our lives and in the lives of those around us.

God was teaching me that my daughter was not merely a lump of clay created to fit the mold of this world. She was clay in the hands of the Master Potter, who had molded her with tender love and exquisite care.

Depending on the day, I get everything done or hardly anything at all. Sometimes, it feels as random as flipping a coin. When I’ve got a sermon to prep, taxes to file, and lessons to plan, and my brain feels like it’s in hibernation mode, I’m left feeling defeated, frustrated, and guilty. I often wonder to myself: Is God disappointed with me? Is he tired of hearing the same old prayers for help while I keep struggling along? How can he be pleased with me when I can’t even get my quiet time right? Yet, I know he loves me, and he will carry me through.

Our primary purpose in life is to glorify the Lord—to delight in him and make his great name known to all.

I used to see children as mainly a burden. But then God let some hard things happen and some wonderful things happen. And I changed.