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December 2023

December 25, 2023

Immanuel Came to Secure God’s Eternal Plan to Live with Us

Multiple times in Revelation 21, God says He will come down from the present Heaven to...

June 2023

June 08, 2023

Christ, the Wisdom of God

n 1 Corinthians 1:24, Paul calls Christ “the wisdom of God.” Jesus referred to Himself...

June 05, 2023

Should Christians Desire to Be Happy?

C. S. Lewis wrote in The Weight of Glory, If there lurks in most modern minds...

May 2023

May 15, 2023

Christ’s Resurrection Means Our Old Bodies Will Be Made New

In 1 Corinthians 15:17-19, Paul says that if Christ hadn’t risen from the dead, we’d still...

January 2023

January 30, 2023

Suffering Is About Knowing Jesus Better

Readers of my blog know how much I love and admire Joni Eareckson Tada, who...

December 2022

December 29, 2022

The Best Part of Christmas Is Immanuel, “God with Us”

In the Old Testament, we read how God kept reaching down to His people: “The...

December 25, 2022

The Inn Had No Room; Does Your Heart?

“Mary gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and...

December 24, 2022

What Child Is This?

The angels must have been stunned to see the second member of the triune God...

November 2022

November 28, 2022

Are People in Heaven Praying for Those on Earth?

(You can also listen to my thoughts related to this question.) The answer is possibly yes—at least...

November 21, 2022

God Is as Just and Holy as He Is Loving

In order to understand God’s love in our current culture, it’s necessary to distinguish what...

October 2022

October 20, 2022

A Grace-Starved, Truth-Starved World Needs Jesus

Late one rainy night years ago, my wife and I were leaving a movie theater...

September 2022

September 24, 2022

The Opening Weekend of NFL Football, and Christ’s Companionship in Unanticipated Grief

Last week Nanci’s sister Donna initiated a conversation between my daughters Karina and Angela and...

December 2021

December 13, 2021

The Chosen Reminds Us We Too Will One Day Walk with Jesus

Many of you have watched the first two seasons of The Chosen, but if you...

August 2021

August 30, 2021

We Don’t Define What Love Is in Scripture—God Does

If we asked people to vote on a divine character quality they most appreciate, God’s...

August 26, 2021

Christ’s Resurrected Life Is the Model for Ours

Strangely, though Jesus in His resurrected body proclaimed, “I am not a ghost” (Luke 24:39,...

July 2021

July 22, 2021

His Name Is Jesus

The name Jesus comes from the transliteration of the Greek IESOUS (pronounced ee-ay-soos; there is no J in Greek) from the...

April 2021

April 08, 2021

The Importance of Christ’s Resurrection

As you read these quotes from God’s Word and His people about the importance of...

April 03, 2021

Christ’s Words from the Cross

As you contemplate these words of Jesus He spoke while on the cross, and also...

April 01, 2021

Reflections on Christ’s Crucifixion

During this Passion Week, it’s fitting that we turn our eyes to the cross. No...

December 2020

December 28, 2020

Contemplate the Goodness of God in Becoming One of Us

I’ve been reflecting on Hebrews 2 and 4 lately, and what they tell us about the...

December 25, 2020

Because Jesus Offered Himself for Us, We Won’t Find No Vacancy Signs in Heaven

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and...

December 24, 2020

Reflections on Christ’s Birth

In this video, I read several quotes from the section of my book It’s All About...

December 17, 2020

There’s No Greater Question Than Who Jesus Really Is

If you’re told you’re going to meet someone important whom your friends know, you naturally...

December 10, 2020

The Advent of the Happiest Human in History

In his book Abundant Living, E. Stanley Jones observed, “The early Christians did not say in...

October 2020

October 29, 2020

Our Need for Sound Teaching About Jesus

It was a labor of love finding and arranging some of the most powerful and...

June 2020

June 25, 2020

He Is Worthy: Reflections on Revelation 5 and Daniel 7

I was recently listening to Chris Tomlin’s version of “Is He Worthy?” (written by Andrew...

December 2019

December 23, 2019

History’s Greatest Plot Twist: God’s Son Became a Baby

God is the Great Storyteller. With grand artistry, He brings forth a beautiful world in...

October 2019

October 21, 2019

God’s Truth Is at the Heart of the Spiritual Life

A common Old Testament word expressing truth, emeth, speaks of a dependable reality that’s solid and...

September 2019

September 19, 2019

True Happiness Begins with Knowing God

Human history is the story of our desperate search for true and lasting happiness. Even...

January 2019

January 17, 2019

How Should We Respond to Those Who Reject Jesus Because Some Christians Are Hypocrites?

All of us probably know co-workers or family members or neighbors who say they reject...

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