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If you are anything like me, your spouse has to remind you that your overly optimistic outlook is often unrealistic. Thankfully my wife helps bring balance to my optimistic ambitions more times than not. Optimism can be a good thing, … Read More
Much has been said about the difficulties of the past year. The pandemic, lockdowns, and numerous other difficulties made 2020 a year to remember and complain about. I admit that complaining is one of the first responses of my sinful … Read More
Watching the cycle of seasons each year is always fascinating to me. But no other season excites me more than the season of spring. The cold of winter fades with the arrival of warmer temperatures. New life begins to rapidly … Read More
The word hosanna is so closely associated with Palm Sunday and the triumphal entry that we can easily overlook it. The word appears twice in Mark’s account of the original Palm Sunday providing a bookend of the crowd’s singing of Psalm 118:26 … Read More
How can we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? So asks the psalmist in Psalm 137 as the children of Israel found themselves to be exiles in the foreign land of Babylon. Being so far from Zion, the … Read More
Waiting can be so frustrating. The average American spends 58.6 hours a year waiting at traffic intersections. If you’re anything like me, I struggle to decide what is more vexing: waiting at traffic lights each day or waiting in line … Read More
Habakkuk had a unique opportunity. When he called on God, God answered him with specifics about His plan that we won’t receive. However, although we don’t know the details of God’s plan, we aren’t immune from responding like Habakkuk did. … Read More
Why do we struggle to pray? Scripture has certainly mandated it and exemplified it. Beseeching and crying out to the Lord is a dominating characteristic of the Psalms. It’s clearly emphasized by Christ and the great saints of the Bible … Read More
Who is Jesus? That is the question that Matthew was trying to answer in his gospel. We might be tempted to think like some of the first century Jews who thought Jesus was merely another prophet. We also might be … Read More
What do you think of when you hear the words “Great Commission”? Perhaps you think of going overseas to some far-away land, a “church planting” endeavor, or perhaps a famous missionary such as Hudson Taylor or William Carey. Unfortunately, there … Read More