On Monday we looked at the opening phrase from Psalm 135. Today we look at a passage in Jeremiah. Of note is that the Hebrew root of the words “praise” from Psalm 135 and “boast” from this passage are...  Read More

If you do a quick search of “social media and mental health” you will see something interesting. Many of the articles discuss how social media damages mental health through comparison, bullying, and c...  Read More

Matthew 3:16-17As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from ...  Read More

This week, we’re looking at how this story of Jesus’s baptism takes unexpected turns and what it teaches us about the love of God. On Monday we looked at Jesus choosing humility and submission when he...  Read More

The gospels are full of examples of Jesus doing the unexpected. Dining with prostitutes and tax collectors, running amok through the temple, tipping over tables and scattering people, refusing to defe...  Read More

2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad....  Read More

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Hang around children long enough and you’re guaranteed to hear it: “That’s not fair!” Where ...  Read More

Our passage today shows God describing himself to Moses, and it’s interesting that this same wording is repeated multiple times in the Old Testament. This is an important text – God wants us to accura...  Read More

Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”...  Read More

When confronted with the holiness of God, the prophet Isaiah laments his own sin and wretchedness in comparison. God’s response (through his angel) says so much about His holiness....  Read More

This week we are looking at the holiness of God. But these verses display a fascinating aspect of God’s holiness that, for me, is unexpected. ...  Read More

Our focus today is on verse 18: “But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.” ...  Read More