Lord, you never had any intention of leaving your dead body in that tomb. You told your disciples this repeatedly. You are life. Once you had wrapped your deity in human flesh, your body would not undergo decay—it had been written (Ps. …
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The day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday was the worst day of Jesus’ disciples’ lives. Though Jesus had told them repeatedly that he would go to Jerusalem and die and then he would rise again, on Saturday they didn’t …
Continue Reading →Before anything existed of our universe, God had already formulated a plan, Plan A, the only plan. A brilliant Architect makes a blueprint. With forethought, he lays down an overarching design. Then, he acts. “Let there be light!” In …
Continue Reading →In the weeks leading up to his death, Jesus repeatedly told his disciples: “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him …
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Today I signed a publishing contract for my first novel with Koehler Books, the fiction imprint of Morgan James Publishing, a NYC-based business publisher. Of the 5,000 manuscripts they receive yearly, they only publish about 125. Since this is my first …
Continue Reading →“God could not have chosen anyone less qualified, or more of a sinner, than myself. And so, for this wonderful work He intends to perform through us, He selected me – for God always chooses the weak and the absurd, …
Continue Reading →Jesus spoke and acted in controversial ways. His parables were designed to shock people out of their complacency. He spent time with wicked people. He pushed against the social expectations of what Messiah would be. His birth and class standing …
Continue Reading →My imitation of Christ hits its stumbling point at wifely submission. First, I made a mess of this. We married at ages 17 and 18, expecting our first child and barely able to crawl out of the grimy sinfulness …
Continue Reading →Shame is an experience of personal humiliation, a painful emotion provoked by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassment, unworthiness, or disgrace. It comes upon us in various ways. We’ve all lived it. We do something we shouldn’t have done. Our …
Continue Reading →I have an enemy. You probably do, too. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. Jesus and the apostles had enemies. I’ve been dissecting the example of Jesus’ godly response to his enemies. Earlier this week, I blogged about his model …
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