“One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples’” (Luke 11:1). Imagine what it was like for the disciples to be with Jesus those three and a half years. In the end they worshiped […]

As the flames disappeared atop Notre Dame Cathedral, questions and arguments flickered to life. “Can this grand old building be saved—should it be rebuilt?” “Are there people living today with the skill to recreate Notre Dame?” “Can we afford to start over?” “If we reconstruct Notre Dame, shouldn’t it look more contemporary, more relevant?” Thought-provoking […]

I remember going to the grocery store with my daughter, Aubrey, when she was 10 or 11 years old. I wore an old Cincinnati Reds t-shirt and a pair of red cotton shorts, white socks, and white tennis shoes. As we got out of the car and started walking side by side, I made my […]

What does it mean to be spiritually mature? If you took a moment to reflect on the question, what would you come up with in your own words? And how would your words align with God’s Word? The word maturity suggests growth, development, and even completion. It may remind us of the teenage years and […]

In Philippians 4:18, Paul wrote, “I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent.” In return for their generosity, Paul promised these generous Christians that God would meet all their needs “according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus” (v. 19). We often view this Scripture in […]