Grace is everywhere—overflowing, unearned, unconditional. Yet many of us struggle to receive it. Why?    •    Ego resists grace. Like the Pharisee in Luke 18, we want to prove ourselves. But God isn’t...  Read More

May I Have This Dance?“So go to the street corners and invite anyone to the banquet.”— Matthew 22:9Grace is God’s outstretched hand. It flows from His unlimited love, threading its way through Scriptu...  Read More

“I don’t know how to be human without another human being. How would I know how to talk, walk, and think without you? I need you so I can be me.”—Ed Bacon, All Saints Church, PasadenaGod’s response to...  Read More

“The word of the Lord came to Jonah, son of Amittai: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.’”— Jonah 1:1–2We’ve all got a little Jonah an...  Read More

Christians, our history is messy. From the Crusades to denominational splits, we’ve often been known more for punishing and dividing than for loving. But the world doesn’t need more critics or punishe...  Read More

“For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He ...  Read More

I never imagined I would be writing this series of devotions, but God ignited a burning passion within me to share it. Even in my uncertainty, He reminded me that I am without excuse. In this digital ...  Read More

Life is full of little deaths and resurrections. Jonah knew this well. Three days in the belly of the fish felt like death—but when God placed him back on dry land, it was resurrection.This is the rhy...  Read More

When I was a young preacher, I heard Dr. Gardner C. Taylor speak at a college conference. He spoke of “blood”—not literal blood, but the sacrifices, offerings, and labors poured out by parents, teache...  Read More

We all know this theologically and practically: we can’t earn grace. Paul reminds us in Ephesians 2:8, “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gif...  Read More

Jonah’s greatest enemy wasn’t a storm, a ship, or even a giant fish—it was his own unresolved anger (Jonah 4:1, 4, 9).You’d think that after running from God, nearly drowning, being swallowed alive, a...  Read More

We can’t run away like Jonah from the evil and problems of the world. Hiding, running, or even secretly wishing for the world’s judgment isn’t the answer. In fact, we should pause and ask: Is that kin...  Read More