“Watson, come here! I want to see you!” With these famous words, Alexander Graham Bell catapulted himself into instant historic notoriety as the inventor of the first practical telephone. During a June 2, 1875 experiment by Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, the telephone as we know it was born. It was a miraculous invention, …
The Lord, in His goodness, has given us decisions to make in our daily lives. Some of those decisions seem relatively insignificant—like what to eat or how to cut our hair. But the constant barrage of choices can be stressful. Especially perplexing is the choice between multiple good options—when a decision can have more than …
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. (Colossians 3:23-24) Father, I come before You thankful that you have made work a part of life and given me the opportunity to …
What does it look like to suffer well? It’s easy to answer this question in theory, but when suffering enters our experience, it’s much harder to reckon with. What are we to do with our many emotions? How are we to talk about our suffering with others? What does it mean for our prayer life? We wonder, Is God …
To live fruitful lives it’s healthy to make plans and to pursue our dreams by achieving goals. But how does one’s faith in God contribute to effective planning? The interaction between God’s purposes for us and our plans is challenging and faith-building: Do we develop our own dreams, or does God give them to us? Or both? Is …
When they hurled their insults at Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats. Instead, He entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. (1 Peter 2:23, NIV) God is gracious. He holds back His vengeance, and creates room for reconciliation. That’s what Jesus did. He didn’t say, “You’ll be sorry you …
A Christian is a person who submits his or her whole life to the lordship of Jesus Christ. This is the polar opposite of the great movements of our time, both within our own culture and around the world. What are the great things in the Bible that God does with regard to humanity? God …
If God had waited for us to seek after Him, He would still be waiting. No one seeks God (Romans 3:11). No one! Not even you. By nature we run from God. If we seek Him, it is only because He has taken the initiative to seek us. Abraham was not seeking God. He was …
We have all known seasons of exile, in one form or another. Perhaps you’ve found yourself stuck in a geographical location, and every circumstance — no matter how hard you’ve tried to escape — seemed to hold you there. Maybe you’ve seen all your hopes, dreams, and plans go terribly awry. Perhaps you’ve endured a season …
Many of us are desperate to know the will of God for our lives. There are so many decisions to make and none of the answers seem clear. Where should I go to college? What kind of career should I pursue? Should I keep the job that I have? Should I be a missionary? Should …
