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This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. -John 3:16 (MSG)
Top 5 Articles from 2018
As we step into a new year, it’s fun to look back on the year that just concluded to see what topics we found the most interesting. We posted over…
Santa Claus and The Gospel
Here’s how one family uses Christmas traditions to keep Christ the focal point of holiday celebrations. Musty pine smell, glittering balls, and smooth, softly faded creche figures: Christmas packed in…
Focus in a Fragmented World
Pastors often live fragmented and cluttered lives. Everyone has an agenda for them—so many needs, so many opportunities, so many meetings, so many telephone calls, so many demands pulling them…
The Liberating Power of Spiritual Simplicity
Recently, when my son and his family put their house up for sale, their realtor hired a staging company to make it more marketable. After cleaning, some paint touch ups…
Connecting with a God Who Longs for You
Something in each of us is drawn to the transcendent, to experiences that transport us, even for a moment, from the ordinariness of life. We find ourselves strangely affected at…
The Gift of Hospitality
When I offer hospitality, something amazing happens—so much more than I have anything to do with. An exchange takes place. Our guests bring who they are with them and enlarge…
Overcoming Distraction with Prayer
I have been trying to begin this section for over an hour, during which time, among other things, I helped a friend in Europe set up a PayPal account so…
Does God Really Speak to Us?
It was my very first class in a PhD program. The professor opened the session with a lecture on epistemology, which I quickly learned was the theory of knowledge. My…
How to Begin a Life of Prayer
Recently someone asked me what I thought was the hardest thing about prayer for most people. I didn’t have to think twice. The toughest part, no question, is setting aside…
Trade the Safety of Pessimism for Joy
The land of unanswered prayer is full of people like me—people who have lost their optimism. People who spend sleepless nights waiting for another shoe to drop. Many of us…