Recently, after church one Sunday night, I ran into a local variety store to purchase some plastic cups for an event at work. As I approached the checkout counter, I noticed that I was the only customer in the store. When I asked the cashier how she was doing, she replied sarcastically that she was … Continue reading One Awkward Moment
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What Yoda Teaches Us About Faith
One of my favorite scenes of all the Star Wars movies comes from Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. When Luke is on the planet Dagobah being trained by the Jedi Master Yoda, Yoda assigns Luke a difficult task. Luke’s ship, which is called an X-wing, sank into the swampy waters of the planet when … Continue reading What Yoda Teaches Us About Faith
Forgive as God Has Forgiven
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 This verse came to life for me a few months ago in my job as a teacher. I had experienced a difficult first part of the week regarding my students’ behavior. I was discouraged by the way they … Continue reading Forgive as God Has Forgiven
“I Will Forgive Their Iniquity”
As part of the New Covenant, God makes an astounding promise. He declares, “For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more” (Jeremiah 31:34). To forgive is to pardon; it is not holding the wrong someone has done against them. This is what God does for us with our sin—He … Continue reading “I Will Forgive Their Iniquity”
Little Brown Bird (A Poem)
Rocking back and forth in the white chair on my front porch, I spot a little brown bird trotting along in the green grass without a care or a worry in the whole wide world. He does not fear. He does not fret. Anxiety is foreign to the little brown bird. Not a single concern … Continue reading Little Brown Bird (A Poem)
Resurrection
The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and the pollen is persistently present. It is time to return to the outdoors, enjoy the sunshine, and revel in the bursts of life nature displays. Spring has sprung! One of the most wonderful parts of spring is the return of life we witness in nature. In … Continue reading Resurrection
“Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit!”
This devotional is the last in a seven-part series leading up to Easter through the season of Lent. Each week’s devotional has focused on one of Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross. “Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!’ And having said this he breathed … Continue reading “Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit!”
“It Is Finished”
This devotional is the sixth in a seven-part series leading up to Easter through the season of Lent. Each week’s devotional will focus on one of Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross. “When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ‘It is finished,’ and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” John … Continue reading “It Is Finished”
“I Thirst”
This devotional is the fifth in a seven-part series leading up to Easter through the season of Lent. Each week’s devotional will focus on one of Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross. “After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), ‘I thirst.’” John 19:28 This verse comes directly after … Continue reading “I Thirst”
“My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”
This devotional is the fourth in a seven-part series leading up to Easter through the season of Lent. Each week’s devotional will focus on one of Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross. “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, … Continue reading “My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”