Devotionals

Whether you’re thirsty or hungry, take a seat at the table and receive these beautiful truths from God’s Word, verse by verse.

Discipleship

Have I been a stumbling block to others?

When we talk about the dos and don’ts of Christianity, are we revealing Christ and leading people to God, or turning them away?  The apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 8:13: “Therefore, if...

Devotionals

How to stop hypocrisy

Recently I’ve been troubled by reports from various persons about a particular Christian employer, X. While X is a leader in his church, a preacher and a workplace minister, X’s subordinates...

Devotionals

Wrestling with your identity? He calls you by name

Early in my career as a teacher, God had whispered into my ears a simple and powerful – yet easily neglected – strategy to encourage my students when marking their assignments.  He told me to...

Devotionals

Why is there no peace in my heart?

I have been feeling quite chaotic these past few weeks. There was nothing in particular that happened to trigger this inner chaos. Perhaps it was just a restlessness in my soul and a yearning for...

Devotionals

What does your heart treasure?

The Bible often speaks about treasures, and how the human heart is influenced by what it yearns to have. Joshua 6 tells us that God caused the city of Jericho to fall into the hands of the...

Devotionals

Guilty as charged

Will we ever run out of grace? Will my sons be raised well while I’m in jail? Will my wife wait for me or run off with another man? Am I a good father? These were probably the questions of anguish...

Easter

Passion Week: It’s more than just bread and wine

It’s the part of the worship service that excites the kids. As the trays of Ribena and wafer get passed around, their eyes light up and their little hands eagerly await their share. In my church,...

Easter

Passion Week: How much are you willing to spend on Jesus?

She held a treasured alabaster jar of perfume in her hands, broke its neck, and lavished it on Jesus, just days before He was put to death. Finally broken, the overwhelming fragrance of a pint of...

Easter

Have you lost heart?

So many of us carry a spirit of resignation and cynicism bred from a thousand small disappointments over time. As an educator, I hear it in the disheartened voices of students who tell me, “I will...