But Jesus’ suffering was unique. No man had ever suffered what He endured that day. It was not just the physical and psychological agony experienced by every other crucifixion victim. In the cross, Jesus’ greatest suffering was that he endured the very pangs of hell.  Read More

Small groups can use these questions to challenge and encourage one another. Friends can use these questions to sharpen their iron-on-iron relationships. These three questions are another way we can “one-another” well.  Read More

So why should I bother Him with my requests? The whole enterprise is an exercise in futility, so why waste my breath? Why bother Him with my feeble-minded, self-absorbed requests when He’s going to do what is wise and best, regardless of what I want?  Read More

If today’s stress is tomorrow’s treasure, then might it follow that today is filled with a little more treasure than stress?  Read More

Maybe you’re different, but there’s one sure way to make my blood pressure spike: start talking about evangelism.   Read More

What does a mindset of abundance look like?   Read More

“God is love,” says John. And thank God, everything else is details.  Read More

Let me suggest three basic spiritual disciplines that form the core of Christian life.  Read More

The God who spoke the worlds into existence took our guilt so seriously that He gave up His life to die in our place.  Read More

Why does my spiritual life feel like rock climbing? I can think of at least three reasons. Any one of them would be enough to make the going rough, but all three together make it a constant struggle:  Read More

There’s a lot of three-steps-forward-two-steps-back in our growing in Christ. This is my own two-steps-back moment, and I’m learning how to recalibrate my self-image in line with what God’s Word so gloriously says about all who are in Christ:  Read More

Catastrophe can change our interior landscape and move us closer to or further from God.   Read More