Category: Meditations

I was hit afresh this morning by the truth of what God did for us. He took all our guilt and shame and sin and ugliness out of our body and soul, and took it upon Himself, so that we could be free. Not for any justifiable reason —...

"Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near" (Isa.55:6). Familiar words. But today I noticed the context, and my heart was warmed....

When I was taking a class on Biblical interpretation, my professor said, "The key to interpretation is 'context, context, context.' By that he meant we had to take into consideration the grammar, the literature, and the historical setting in order to discern the meaning of the passage. But I...

Every once in a while a phrase sticks in my head that is terrible grammar, but seems full of life — in part because it jars my senses a bit. Today it was, “I’m belonged to You, God!”...

“There is forgiveness with You, so that You may be revered” (Ps.130:4). That strikes me as a bit odd, since for so many years I thought reverence came from being fearsome and threatening. Here the psalmist is drawn to reverence out of God’s forbearance and love....

We often find ourselves asking, “Who am I?” But yesterday I was asking God, “Who was I all those years when I did not know who I was?”...

I always tend to think of this phrase in grand gestures: God’s way is about redeeming the world or restoring souls. My way is to figure out how to have a career, buy a house, or save for the future. But “way” probably refers more to how things are...

Often when I read the news, I am distressed by the mess the world is in and the direction things seem to be going. Most upsetting of all to me is  the political mess in our nation’s capitol, where they seem to be incapable of solving even the most...

Jesus said, “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have dept my Father’s commandments and abide in His love … This is my command — Love one another.” I have often hesitated to dig into that verse because it sounds like abiding...

In the middle of his diatribe against divisiveness among Christians, James makes a vague reference to Scripture that has puzzled many translators and scholars. While there is room for debate about what he meant to say, my own preference for the verse is expressed in the New King James:...