God’s Plan
The core teaching of the New Testament can be found in one of the most beautiful verses of Scripture: ”For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever... »
Personal Accounts
Less Is Better
I vividly remember the day in my early twenties when I was sitting in the comfortable living room of my upper-middle class home and felt a void and restlessness within me... »
Receiving the Holy Spirit
Everyone who receives Jesus as their Savior, who is saved and born again, receives a measure of the Holy Spirit. In fact, you cannot be saved without the Holy Spirit, bec... »
The miracle of hope
I believe in resurrection. I believe in butterflies bursting out of the death grip of cocoons. I believe in seeds from dying flowers falling into the ground to be reborn... »
Good little house
Recently we bought a 1960s tiny house as an investment property. I honestly wonder if we are good investors because this little house project hasn’t gone as we had hoped.... »
The power of forgiveness
On the side of forgiving others, a lot has been published in recent years on the psychological and emotional benefits of being able to forgive. It can free a person from... »
“I saw, I touched, I believed”
If Thomas could tell us what he experienced when Jesus was crucified, buried, and rose from the grave, his account might go something like this... A lot of people read th... »
The hope of heaven
“To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die,” wrote Solomon [[Ecclesiastes 3:1–2]]. It seems that thi... »
I know where I’m going
Part of my ministry involves offering comfort and encouragement to those who are going through difficult times. For most people, suffering the loss of a loved one is an i... »
A celebration of suffering
This time of year, we have a unique occasion—a celebration of suffering. It is both a solemn time and a joyous time, for we mark the terrible death and the glorious resur... »
The sound of Easter
My first memories of Easter are from preschool; we learned a sweet song about a funny rabbit to sing for our parents. Later, at Sunday school, when we watched movies abou... »
Showing God’s love in everyday life
Every week we work with local charities, delivering donations of food and clothing. For a while, among these donations we also received flowers. Not just a few flowers ei... »
Let’s show compassion
A friend and I sat down for lunch in a restaurant. When our waitress came to serve us, we both noticed that she did so with very little joy, as if she was annoyed at havi... »