My earliest Easter memory is not of an egg hunt, although traditional festivities were abundant in my childhood. In my heart, my idea of Resurrection Sunday has made a great difference. For that, I’m quite thankful. Our memories shape us in some small way, I think. I truly cherish my first memory of Easter […]
How Can I Become a Follower of Jesus?
As a follower of Jesus, I often paint a different picture of the Gospel by accident. I may not always live like a life with Jesus is good news. Really, it is undoubtedly the very best news. May I tell you how you can become a follower of Jesus? {I’m going to have to assume […]
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Does My Response to Sin Look Anything Like My Jesus?
His loving kindness draws me to repentance. The Bible tells me this. Do you really think—anyone of you who judges those who do such things yet do the same—that you will escape God’s judgment? Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognizing[a] that God’s kindness is intended […]
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A Letter to My Child as You Follow Jesus
To my big guy, So you’ve decided to follow Jesus. You’re still so young but your heart is so genuine and you say you want to be on “God’s team.” You have been asking your Daddy and I questions, mostly around the dinner table and at bedtime for the past year or so, and we […]
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A Letter to My {Newly Engaged} Brother
When the call came this weekend: a call that I was waiting on, a call that I had anticipated this month, I couldn’t hide my excitement. Two people I love dearly, announced via speaker phone, “We’re engaged!” I knew it was coming. I had kept the secret. Still, my heart nearly jumped out of my […]
