Devotion
Walking in Freedom Through the Holy Spirit

Walking in Freedom Through the Holy Spirit

Once, I went to an escape room with my mom and sisters. Oh, man, my blood was pumping the whole time! I felt anxious—the pressure to figure out the way to freedom while the clock was ticking. And sadly, we didn’t succeed. Why not? We didn’t ask for help. We were told...

Finding Peace in Life’s Storms

Finding Peace in Life’s Storms

In the mid-1970s Steven Spielberg produced a movie called Jaws, the fictional story of a monster shark that made a meal out of the swimmers off the New England coastline. One iconic scene involves a crusty boat captain, the police chief, and a scientist. They set off...

Jesus Exalted King and the Meaning of the Ascension

Jesus Exalted King and the Meaning of the Ascension

What Does the Ascension Tell Us About Jesus?  Jesus is exalted as the true King of the world, worthy  of ultimate allegiance. He intercedes for us before the Father and is present with us by the Spirit.  EVERYONE WANTS TO ASCEND. Think about the metaphors we  often...

God Who Knows You: Embraced by Divine Affection

God Who Knows You: Embraced by Divine Affection

What It Means That God Knows Yo In the middle of the Bible, near the end of Psalms, we find the answers to our questions about God’s love for us. Truthfully, the entirety of God’s Word is a declaration of undeserved love. I’ve wrestled with my poor understanding of...

Unambitious Ambition: What Jesus Teaches Us About True Greatness

Unambitious Ambition: What Jesus Teaches Us About True Greatness

Answering this question can get us a ways toward where we want to go. But it’s not nearly so straightforward as it might seem. For as we should have come to expect, the Son of God is not easily cornered. Understanding Jesus’ Unambitious Ambition Let’s start with his...

Teaching with The Chosen: How Drama Shapes Disciples

Teaching with The Chosen: How Drama Shapes Disciples

Why Teaching with The Chosen is Powerful The Chosen is a television drama series that portrays the life of Jesus through a multiseason, episodic format. Created, directed, and cowritten by Dallas Jenkins, the show presents the story of Jesus in a unique way by deeply...

Choosing Courage: Freedom Begins with Honesty

Choosing Courage: Freedom Begins with Honesty

When Fear Chokes the Soul The pressure of reality was closing in from all sides. It was as if the air was being sucked out of the room. As I sat there on the edge of my hotel bed, I felt like I was drowning in a sea of confusion, and the only part of my body left...

Following Jesus in a World Obsessed with Followers

Following Jesus in a World Obsessed with Followers

Why We Crave to Be Seen by God We are hardwired to desire affirmation, and that’s not a bad quality in and of itself. In fact, we see this impulse from the earliest stages of our lives. I think of my nephews when they were little. Whether they were attempting a...

Understanding the Trinity Doctrine

Understanding the Trinity Doctrine

The Origins of the Trinity Doctrine From the beginnings of the Christian movement, the earliest followers of Jesus held a profound paradox in creative tension. On the one hand, the nascent Christian movement, emerging out of Judaism, continued to be ardently...

Essential Christianity: Building Faith That Lasts

Essential Christianity: Building Faith That Lasts

One of my secret joys is building LEGO sets with my kids. It doesn’t matter what we’re building, I just enjoy the whole process—the instructions, the endless hunt for those tiny last pieces, the thrill of the finished work. My daughter and I once spent days assembling...

Walking in Freedom Through the Holy Spirit

Walking in Freedom Through the Holy Spirit

Once, I went to an escape room with my mom and sisters. Oh, man, my blood was pumping the whole time! I felt anxious—the pressure to figure out the way to freedom while the clock was ticking. And sadly, we didn’t succeed. Why not? We didn’t ask for help. We were told...

Finding Peace in Life’s Storms

Finding Peace in Life’s Storms

In the mid-1970s Steven Spielberg produced a movie called Jaws, the fictional story of a monster shark that made a meal out of the swimmers off the New England coastline. One iconic scene involves a crusty boat captain, the police chief, and a scientist. They set off...

Jesus Exalted King and the Meaning of the Ascension

Jesus Exalted King and the Meaning of the Ascension

What Does the Ascension Tell Us About Jesus?  Jesus is exalted as the true King of the world, worthy  of ultimate allegiance. He intercedes for us before the Father and is present with us by the Spirit.  EVERYONE WANTS TO ASCEND. Think about the metaphors we  often...

God Who Knows You: Embraced by Divine Affection

God Who Knows You: Embraced by Divine Affection

What It Means That God Knows Yo In the middle of the Bible, near the end of Psalms, we find the answers to our questions about God’s love for us. Truthfully, the entirety of God’s Word is a declaration of undeserved love. I’ve wrestled with my poor understanding of...

Unambitious Ambition: What Jesus Teaches Us About True Greatness

Unambitious Ambition: What Jesus Teaches Us About True Greatness

Answering this question can get us a ways toward where we want to go. But it’s not nearly so straightforward as it might seem. For as we should have come to expect, the Son of God is not easily cornered. Understanding Jesus’ Unambitious Ambition Let’s start with his...

Teaching with The Chosen: How Drama Shapes Disciples

Teaching with The Chosen: How Drama Shapes Disciples

Why Teaching with The Chosen is Powerful The Chosen is a television drama series that portrays the life of Jesus through a multiseason, episodic format. Created, directed, and cowritten by Dallas Jenkins, the show presents the story of Jesus in a unique way by deeply...

Choosing Courage: Freedom Begins with Honesty

Choosing Courage: Freedom Begins with Honesty

When Fear Chokes the Soul The pressure of reality was closing in from all sides. It was as if the air was being sucked out of the room. As I sat there on the edge of my hotel bed, I felt like I was drowning in a sea of confusion, and the only part of my body left...

Following Jesus in a World Obsessed with Followers

Following Jesus in a World Obsessed with Followers

Why We Crave to Be Seen by God We are hardwired to desire affirmation, and that’s not a bad quality in and of itself. In fact, we see this impulse from the earliest stages of our lives. I think of my nephews when they were little. Whether they were attempting a...

Understanding the Trinity Doctrine

Understanding the Trinity Doctrine

The Origins of the Trinity Doctrine From the beginnings of the Christian movement, the earliest followers of Jesus held a profound paradox in creative tension. On the one hand, the nascent Christian movement, emerging out of Judaism, continued to be ardently...

Essential Christianity: Building Faith That Lasts

Essential Christianity: Building Faith That Lasts

One of my secret joys is building LEGO sets with my kids. It doesn’t matter what we’re building, I just enjoy the whole process—the instructions, the endless hunt for those tiny last pieces, the thrill of the finished work. My daughter and I once spent days assembling...

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