luke

We live in a world that is searching for hope. Like Jairus and the hemorrhaging woman in the gospels, people feel hopeless and discouraged by life’s difficulties. Sickness, death, broken relationships, and sin sap our optimism and cause us to … Read More

We are fearful people. I am reminded of this on a daily basis. As a dad, it is fairly easy to calm the fears of our children, especially when it includes monsters in the basement or dragons in the laundry … Read More

We take God’s Word for granted because we read and hear it so much. This often leads to underestimating the significance of different responses to Scripture. But every time someone proclaims God’s Word, people have the opportunity to receive it … Read More

Why do we find it hard to forgive? Depending on the offense, the frequency, the person, and the depth of hurt caused to you, forgiving someone may be one of the most difficult things you ever do. But why is … Read More

Have you ever been around someone with whom it seemed you could do nothing right? In one minute, they may outline their disappointed expectations. Then, in the next, they change those expectations again as you try to meet them. The … Read More

When was the last time you were truly “amazed” by something or someone? This past Monday, I watched my Detroit Lions beat the Seattle Seahawks. What made this game particularly “amazing” on one level was the fact that the Lions … Read More

It’s hard to be good. One of my children in a moment of discipline articulated how hard it is both to do good and to know how to do good. Rarely is the problem ignorance of what is right and … Read More

The patience Jesus manifests in the Gospel of Luke always amazes me. Time and time again, Jesus is harassed and criticized by the religious elite. And time and time again, Jesus patiently responds with a thought-provoking question or with a … Read More

Jesus’s work in our lives is remarkable. To think that He made us, shows us patience, and saved us is amazing. But we live in a world with lots of sorrow, pain, loss, and misery. These realities can discourage us … Read More

Faith requires us to acknowledge and accept our finitude and moral need. We cannot have faith while maintaining a prideful self-sufficient heart. We may say we have faith, but our doubting prideful hearts say otherwise in how we live and … Read More