If you were to scour the less-than-famous books of the Old Testament, you would discover a peculiar statement in a peculiar book penned by a peculiar old man: “It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all...
Twenty-one years ago, The Discovery Channel followed a group of sailors in their quest to become US Navy SEALs. The program, known as Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, is one of the most physically and mentally challenging endeavors in the world. One...
Life is hard right now. Constant cancellations, political division, and racial tension mark our days; all endured from behind a piece of cloth on our face that never used to be there. To one degree or another, all have been affected by the current state of the world....
In 2006, author Cormac McCarthy released The Road, a gripping tale of a man and his son in a fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Garnering a plethora of literary awards, the novel struck a visceral chord with many readers in its exploration of themes such...
Six-year-old Katie is sleeping soundly in her room. At once, an unfamiliar thud echoes from the basement. Katie shoots up, clutching her blanket and teddy bear as her eyes strain to adjust to the blackness. Fear gripping her senses, her quivering voice musters the...
Philippians 4:4-5, “'Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand.' You don’t have to be a football fan to remember the Seahawks’ tragic loss in Super Bowl XLIX. One can hardly imagine the...
Philippians 1:9-11, “9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that...
“Cut off your hand, gouge out your eye” (Matthew 5:29). “hate your father and mother” (Luke 14:26). Die to self (Galatians 5:24) Bear your cross (Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23) bless those who curse you” (Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:28). Fear God (Proverbs 9:10),...
Throughout my Christian life, I have struggled with evangelism. There are times when I know I should share the good news of Jesus with someone, and I simply don’t do it. This may not seem like a huge deal, but upon some further biblical examination, it becomes quite...
In life, it seems that the best experiences reside in one of two places: the past or the future. The former seems logical, for in that place time seems to do its best work in our minds, smoothing out the rough edges of memories too distant for criticism. Certain...