Jesus said some scary things. Scary because they hold us accountable for our own actions. They might, on the surface, seem counterintuitive…
Daily Word: Go Back to the Beginning. Psalm 119:2
Aleph [the Hebrew letter A]. Remember the movie The Sound of Music? One of my favorite scenes was when Maria taught the Von Trapp children…
Daily Word: Are We Buying Awe? James [Jacob] 1:17
Guess what I heard yesterday on the radio? That we are entering Black Friday Week. Week? Really, wasn’t that last month? Initially…
Daily Word: Light of the World. Colossians 1:13
“The kingdom of the Son whom He loves.” Don’t you just love that? The Father gave His Son a kingdom. And only the Father’s redeemed…
Daily Word: Wise Giving. 2 Corinthians 9:7
You’ve probably felt that moment. The moment where you know what to give — whether money or time or a physical item — and the peace you…
Daily Word: Things Are Bad. 1 Peter 4:10
Context. It’s interesting to note that Peter believes that the “end of all things is near” (vs. 7). He seems to indicate that things are…
Daily Word: The Perfect Love We Don’t Talk About. 1 John 4:18
This verse is deep. Typically — me included — folks don’t contextualize the “perfect love drives out fear.” Instead, we focus on God’s…
Daily Word: His Name Over Us. Numbers 6:24-26
Many of us in the church grew up with this benediction at the end of the service. Kari Jobe did a beautiful worshipful version of it as…
Daily Word: A Battle Cry. Psalm 107:1
On the surface, this verse might seem like a simple prayer: O, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endures forever…
