Old Good News

In the Bible, God’s plan of salvation through Jesus Christ is called the gospel, literally “good news.” We read and hear lots of news every day. I find it interesting to think about the way we get our news today and how it differs from the past. In ancient times, news...

Discontent in All Circumstances

The other day at work I was having a difficult time with something, or someone, and whatever it was (I don’t remember anymore) sat like a burr under my saddle for much of the day. By God’s grace He gave me a moment of clarity, reminding me how richly blessed I am, not...

Wash Your Hands

If you’re anything like me, you’ve read an article or two about what precautions you can take to avoid contracting the novel coronavirus. And all of those articles start with the same advice: wash your hands.  We now all know that in order to clean our hands properly...

Be Your (Redeemed) Self

I’ve been getting lots of mediocre advice on Facebook lately about being myself. A typical example goes something like this: “Don’t change yourself so that other people will like you. Be yourself so that the right people will love you.” Okay, there’s a nugget of truth...