The Marriage Metaphor

The Marriage Metaphor

The Bible is a love story, God’s love letter to us. God is LOVE—it’s who He is and what He does. The Creator of the universe is head over heels in love with us and wants to be married to …
The Christ Disguised as A Carpenter

The Christ Disguised as A Carpenter

Adrian Rodgers wrote, “Some years ago [1969], the United States sent a capsule [the Apollo 11] to the moon, and for the first time a man—Neil Armstrong—walked on the moon. The President at that time [Richard Nixon] said, ‘The planting …
Daniel’s Excellence in Exile

Daniel’s Excellence in Exile

Daniel was uprooted from Israel and taken to Babylon as a teenage POW. He may have been a descendant of King Hezekiah, thus a Prince of Judah (2 Kgs. 20:17-18). Daniel was probably a eunuch (Dan. 1:3-7) and so he …
Rediscovering Your Joy

Rediscovering Your Joy

For many Christians serving God is a duty when it should be a delight. Billy Sunday said, “If you have no joy, there’s a leak in your Christianity somewhere.” Indeed, Christians should be the happiest people on the planet. A …
The Risk Factor of Faith

The Risk Factor of Faith

A wise man wrote, “A ship is safe in the harbor, but that’s not what a ship is built for.” Ships aren’t made to stay in the safe, shallow waters of the harbor; they’re made to sail the open sea. …