A Good Person? What Are You Made For?

What makes someone a “good person”? The world has a lot to say on that. Help the poor. Don’t lie. Don’t hurt people. Be kind. Recycle. Fight injustice. Mind your own business. Smile. Be nice. Different cultures, worldviews, and religions all have their own...

Enoch: The Man Who Didn’t Die

In the middle of a long list of names and years in Genesis 5—people who lived, fathered children, and then died—we find a startling pause in the pattern. A name, a man, breaks the rhythm of mortality: Enoch. “Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because...

No Condemnation: Living in the Freedom of Christ

 “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” – Romans 8:1 (ESV) When we come to Christ and are saved by His grace, something radical happens. Something eternal. Something that changes our identity forever. Romans 8 reminds us over and...

God Knows your Heart – God Desires Your Heart

In Deuteronomy chapter 5, we witness a powerful moment in the history of God’s people. God delivers His commandments to the Israelites at Mount Sinai—a defining moment that revealed His holy standard and His desire for a covenant relationship with His people. The...

Let Him Love You, Let Him Save You

I’ve gotten into a lot of trouble in my life. From the time I was a child making small, inconsequential errors in judgment, to being an adult getting in over my head—more times than I can count—just expecting to one day be enlightened with the solution to all my...