Would Jesus leave room for cream? Picture yourself in a Starbucks, ordering coffee with Jesus. You place your order, Jesus places His order, and the barista asks Jesus if He’d like room for cream. What do you think He’d say? Actually, the answer to that question, which we’ll get to in a minute, isn’t as important as this: … [Read more...]
Walking in Belief
Is the following question a fair question? If you believe in something (a cause, a principle, a law of physics), but that belief doesn’t change your behavior or thinking, do you really believe in that something? To add a little insight to that question: We show our belief in buoyancy by getting in a boat. We show … [Read more...]
4 Reasons You Can Trust the Bible
Today, perhaps more than ever, we hear questions about or objections to the Bible. And let’s be honest, a book that is thousands of years old, written by different people in different cultures and languages can generate a lot of skepticism. So, how do we know we can trust it? 1. Digging in: The main focus and … [Read more...]
Gaining Courage
Just a few weeks after Jesus’ resurrection, the Holy Spirit rocked the world of the new believers in Acts 2. In Acts 3, the apostles began performing some of the same miracles that Jesus had done. This included healing a lame man in the “name of Jesus”---a name that disturbed the Jewish leaders, since they thought they’d dealt … [Read more...]
#TrendingTruth
As I write this devotion, the following topics are trending on Twitter; #GalaxyS6, #voteonedirection, #kca. If you’re not on Twitter this might look like code, so here is the easiest way to explain it: these are topics Twitter users are tweeting right now. “Trending” topics change as often as people get tired of talking about … [Read more...]
Three People You Need in Your Life
It’s easy for new believers in Christ to feel a bit overwhelmed. “Where do I go from here?” “What does God want from me?” “How does following Jesus impact my everyday life?” Maybe these questions, and a host of others, are running through your mind as you embark on this new journey of following Jesus. But the really cool thing … [Read more...]