Fatherhood is a profound and beautiful calling. It carries with it not only the joy of guiding and nurturing young lives but also the weight of responsibility in shaping the future. As fathers, we often look to various books and other “sources of wisdom” to help us navigate this important role.
But as Christian fathers, there’s a paramount model we are called to emulate—our Heavenly Father.
There is nothing inherently wrong with living a life that is full of excitement and entertainment, but our highest pursuit should be to stand before God one day and hear these words—“Well done, my good and faithful servant.”
In the minds of many Christians, the most boring sections in the Bible are the genealogies.
But these genealogies are inspired.
At a quick glance, you might notice who is included in Matthew’s record—four outcast women—mothers.
That’s hardly what we would expect to find in the royal heritage of the King of kings! But the fact that these four women are included is a commentary on God’s amazing grace.
Every garden must have yellow flowers, because they are my favorite—pansies, tickseeds, mums, black-eyed Susans, sunflowers. And I happen to like dandelions as well!
I know that I’m one of the very few who does, because most people are interested in a well-groomed lawn rather than the yellow polka-dots of these flowers in the grass….
As much of the country paused this week to witness the celestial spectacle of a solar eclipse, I was reminded of what the psalmist said in Psalm 19:1—the heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork.
Hope thou in God.
What does that phrase really mean? How can I make sure my hope is in IN GOD: not me, or another person, or my circumstances?
Thus began my study of Biblical hope, and it took me much deeper than I ever would have imagined…
Spring has sprung!
Well, almost. Technically, it’s still winter.
But, in my yard, the daffodils are nodding their cheerful heads, and the peach tree is about to burst into a glorious froth of pink blossom. So, like any good gardener, I grab my clippers and head out to prune…and weed and fertilize and transplant…
Home is a powerful word. Over 1,000 movie titles have the word “home” in them, and home is a central, emotional motif of much literature and art in general.
Whether you’ve gone away to war, college, or vacation, coming home just feels special.
Scripture gives us a few examples of homecomings…
The well-known, well-loved gospel song, “The Love of God,” at first reading might seem to be filled with hyperbole. Descriptions of God’s love as reaching beyond the highest star or the lowest hell, outlasting earth, stretching to eternity, and requiring oceans of ink, worlds of pens and scribes, and skies of paper to begin its telling strain our rational minds.
Yet, these comparisons are not hyperbole because they are literally true…
When I was twelve years old, I attended the funeral for my 5-year-old cousin, Ronda, who had died of cancer. As difficult as that time was, it did not compare with the loss of both parents just three weeks apart last spring. I had a living hope that this separation was only temporary, and I would see them again. I claimed many promises from Scripture to sustain me, but I still sorrowed because my heart was broken.
And I let the sorrow overtake me…
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