The Light Has Come

I love Christmastime, and one of my favorite parts of this season is seeing Christmas lights. While driving home last night, I saw a wide variety of Christmas lights. There was everything from multicolored to solid, the Grinch to Santa Claus, an inflatable Mickey Mouse to a decorative deer. This prompted me to think of … Continue reading The Light Has Come →

Not Safe, but Good

In The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, one of the characters, Mr. Beaver - which, if you’ve never read or seen this, is an actual beaver - tells the Pevensie children about Aslan, a character in the story who is symbolic of Jesus. In one of the book’s more famous … Continue reading Not Safe, but Good →

Greater Than the Greatest Love

Jesus says in John 15:13, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” We might read this verse and receive comfort, knowing that Jesus laid down His life for us. After all, Jesus says two verses later, “No longer do I call you servants, for the servant … Continue reading Greater Than the Greatest Love →

“I’ll Wake You When It’s Time”

I love listening to music, and ever since getting Apple Music a couple of years ago, the way I enjoy music has changed. Usually, I will find a new album or song and listen to it constantly for about a week until I wear it out and become familiar with it. About 2 months ago, … Continue reading “I’ll Wake You When It’s Time” →

Car Wash

Something I enjoy doing (but don’t do as often as I should due to its time-consuming nature) is washing my car. Knowing how dirty, grimy, bug-encrusted the exterior body was before, it’s always nice to look back and see it looking sparkly and shiny. Clean once again, if only for a little while. I tell … Continue reading Car Wash →

The Highest Virtues

A very well-known Bible verse is 1 Corinthians 13:13. Coming at the end of Scripture’s famous chapter on love, Paul concludes this beautiful section by writing, “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” Chances are, even those who have never read the Bible or attended a … Continue reading The Highest Virtues →

Shakin’ off Snakes

A couple of weeks ago, I read Acts 28, and while doing so, I had what felt like an epiphany of sorts. In verses 1-6, Paul has just landed on an island called Malta. The natives show Paul and his crew “unusual kindness” and start a fire for them because it was rainy and cold. … Continue reading Shakin’ off Snakes →

Fully Surrendered

A few weeks ago, on Tuesday, April 18, I read Acts 20 as part of my daily Bible reading. When I read, verse 24 of Acts 20 stood out to me. It reads, “But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course … Continue reading Fully Surrendered →

The Death of Death

"The last enemy to be destroyed is death." - 1 Corinthians 15:26 In 1 Corinthians 15, after describing how Jesus will destroy every rule, authority, and power, reigning "until he has put all his enemies under his feet" (v. 25), the Bible says that the last of these enemies will be destroyed is death. Death is … Continue reading The Death of Death →

Not in Vain

Empty tomb of Jesus at sunrise with crosses in background In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul makes many statements about the importance of Jesus’ resurrection. Two of the most significant are verses 14 and 17. “And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.” “And if … Continue reading Not in Vain →