“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”— Luke 10:36I recently read about a man I’ll call the Good New Yorker. Riding the subway, he noticed a ...  Read More

A Good Spirit“You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.”— Nehemiah 9:20A father once gave his son money f...  Read More

The Only Motivation That Lasts Beyond Resolutions“So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.”— Romans 9:16Paul writes Romans 9 to confront the myth that effor...  Read More

“I would have lost heart, unless I had believedthat I would see the goodness of the Lordin the land of the living.”— Psalm 27:13Something is wrong with everything. Creation groans. People disappoint. ...  Read More

(Romans 8:1; 8:31–39)If there is one thing—and I regret even saying this—that religion has often succeeded at, it is this: making people afraid.Many people live in an unsafe world, not because of what...  Read More

Why Trust Begins Where Entitlement Ends“But who are you, O man, to answer back to God?”— Romans 9:20Paul writes these words while addressing one of Scripture’s hardest questions: What do we do when Go...  Read More

(Romans 8:1; 8:31–39)If there is one thing—and I regret even saying this—that religion has often succeeded at, it is this: making people afraid.Many people live in an unsafe world, not because of what...  Read More

The Quiet Danger of Trying Too Hard“What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it—a righteousness that is by faith; but the people of Israel, who pursue...  Read More

Are you sick and tired of doing wrong and promising yourself you’re going to do right?It’s a familiar cycle—sin, sadness, regret, renewed resolve… a brief moment of relief, and then sin again.We don’t...  Read More

It’s hard sometimes, isn’t it?We’re all searching for self-worth, significance, and security ever since we were put out of the Garden. We had it made—until we bought the lie: “You will not certainly d...  Read More

How Small Delays Become Life-Stealing Decisions“Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.” — Hebrews 3:15“How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” — Hebrews 2:3“Now is t...  Read More

Grace Just Comes“He himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.”Acts 17:25When Paul stood on Mars Hill, he confronted a culture crowded with gods yet starving for meaning. Instead of b...  Read More