Why did Zechariah’s question to Gabriel get him in trouble, but Mary’s question did not?
When Gabriel told Zechariah his wife would bear him a son, he had a question. When Gabriel told Mary she would give birth to Jesus, she had a question as ...
Jesus is our Jubilee!
The Bible is not a series of unrelated stories, but one story -- of a great Prince who loved us and came to set us free. The year of Jubilee, ...
A Christmas riddle with a prize
If you figure this out, it is going to make you smile, make you thank God, and put you in awe of how the whole Bible fits together. We tend ...
ETERNITY WALLED IN A WOMB
My favorite contemporary Christian poet is Luci Shaw, who has a book of poems on the Incarnation. She has such pungent phrases. Here are a few I'd like you to ...
What thoughts did you have on the movie Blindside?
For those of you who haven't seen it, it is based on a true story of a devout Christian couple who took in a homeless teen who was failing in ...
LET’S NOT MISS HIM THIS CHRISTMAS!
Close the screenHere we are! Sunday, November 29th is the first Sunday of Advent, the time when we prepare our hearts for the Christ child. I'd love for us to ...
What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving that you couldn’t have been thankful for last Thanksgiving?
This is a question that always seems to work at our Thanksgiving table for going around. Even unbelievers can come up with an answer -- and more mature believers might ...
Christy — will you let Jesus save you from relational idolatry?
Christy's first counseling session turned the light on for her, with this discussion: "Christy -- do you have a Savior?" Of course -- I've known Jesus since I was a ...
Why do so many Christians resist counseling?
We're continuing Christy's story from past posts where we've been getting your wonderful input. When Christy's friends realized she had a pattern of unhealthy friendships, one particular friend gave her ...
What are the red flags that a friendship is not healthy?
I'm continuing Christy's story from the past post, as there has been so much interest -- she provides a wonderful model for us in getting healthy. In The Song of ...
How do you know if a friendship is unhealthy?
I'd like to take the blog on a related rabbit trail from The Song of Songs for a number of reasons. The heart of the Song of Songs is a ...
Is the “Bride” in the Song of Songs to be interpreted as an individual or as the whole body of Christ?
Before we look at verses in which the Bridegroom is describing the Bride, we need to consider if the Bride is an individual or the whole body of Christ. Throughout ...
Why should I be like a veiled woman?
In the Song of Songs, the Shulammite wants to find the "one her soul loves." She asks, in the NIV translation of Song of Songs 1:7 "Why should I ...
Where can the One whom my soul loves be found?
Richard Wurmbrund, who is well known for his work with Voice of the Martyrs and who suffered torture and imprisonment for his faith in Christ in Romania, has written a ...
I have found the One whom my soul loves
I know the greatest area of growth for me since Steve died, five years ago this month, is greater intimacy with Jesus. I've been so convicted by Tim Keller's sermons ...