John Calvin once observed that the human heart is a factory of idols. He was right. ...  Read More

The Resurrection is not just a matter of history and theology, a factoid we can safely file away; the transcendent power of the Resurrection has implications for the way we live our lives right now....  Read More

When I feel that I must prove myself, that’s a clue that I must go back to rehearse those first two clauses: “This is my Father’s world” and especially “I am His beloved.”...  Read More

I was talking with a young man about how God moves His truth into our hearts. I asked him what his experience had been, and his answer surprised me....  Read More

Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is not the place where you would expect to have an epiphany, but I noticed something there once while I was eating lunch at a restaurant on a balcony overlooking the street....  Read More

When I am overwhelmed (and I often am), I remind myself that I am Moses....  Read More

There is a question that each of us must hear from God....  Read More

There are three things we need to remember as we discover and play our part in God’s Grand Narrative....  Read More

Those two underlying and inter-related matters inform every other concern in our spiritual lives. Growing in our faith means growing in our understanding of these two questions: 1. What does the Gosp...  Read More

Two questions that have been running in the back of my mind for years.​...  Read More

When world events seem to spin out of control, I can be tempted to forget that this is my Father’s world; I might wonder if the world belongs to the handful of powerful men and women who have their ha...  Read More

You may be holding a puzzle piece that perplexes you right now, but don’t despair. Your Father knows exactly what He’s doing....  Read More