What a unique day: Leap Day, a day we see once every four years. Because one revolution around the sun is slightly more than 365 days, we pick up the slack by adding an extra day on February 29. It’s kinda cool that we all get an extra day. So, have you thought about how you’re going to use your extra day? Maybe Jesus can give … [Read more...]
Leap Day Overflow
It’s always helpful to gain that extra hour when we switch from daylight-saving time to standard time in the fall. But this month we get to gain an extra day! Have you thought about how you might use that day? Unfortunately Leap Day falls on a Monday, as if we all need an extra Monday in our lives. This also means … [Read more...]
LOVE vs. LIKE
Has it ever occurred to you that Jesus not only loves you unconditionally, but He also likes you? It’s one thing for Him to love you and give His life for you, but He also really likes you and enjoys spending time with you. We see this in an intimate conversation Jesus had with His disciples in John 14-17, especially one … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day: Love vs. Like vs. Lust
If you’ve ever taken a class in the biblical language of Greek, you probably emerged from the experience asking the question, “If God is a loving God, why did He send His Son when the dominant language was Greek?” At least that’s what I asked. New Testament Greek is the language of exceptions to the rule. Upon further review, … [Read more...]
Consider the Psalms
The Book of Psalms is God’s gift to us that ensures we will always have a prayer. Even when we don’t know how to pray, one of the 150 psalms will speak to our circumstances and provide us with an example of how to pray our way through. It’s been said that while the Bible is God’s Word to us, the Psalms are our words back to … [Read more...]
Six Ideas for the Extra Hour
Jesus asked in Matthew 6, “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” Of course, the answer is no. But you can add a single hour to your life if you live in a region that observes Daylight Savings Time and it’s time to “fall back.” While an extra hour of sleep is always needed, maybe this year … [Read more...]