Tag: trials & temptation

Future Hope, part 4. When difficult times hit, we often pray for an escape — a way out. But God quite often seeks to strengthen us in the battle instead, causing us to rely on him, and not on ourselves.

How did the disciples feel on that silent Saturday, when grief and loss seemed to overwhelm, when they found themselves in the greatest confusion of their lives? In this Easter Saturday message of hope, we don’t rush past this moment. … Continue reading “When Grief and Loss Overwhelm — Silent Saturday”

Genesis 1-11 Origins, part 5. Cain and Abel each choose two distinct paths, one of self-reliance and the other through faith and obedience.

Godly Little Letters, part 4. All believers will contend for the gospel, they will struggle and strive for it, contest difficulty and take a stand. The extreme persecution of the first century couldn’t wipe out the faith of the early … Continue reading “Jude: Contend for the Faith”

Against the Flow, part 7. It’s a common problem in the world, that we love the kingdom but not the King. We love Christian values, but we want them without the Christian faith.

There is a beautiful and very poignant day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday that resonates with our very human experience of life, and faith. It’s a day when all hope seems lost, when dreams have come crashing down and … Continue reading “When All Hope Seems Lost — an Easter Saturday Devotional”

Our King and the Kingdom, part 1. Right at the beginning of Jesus’s ministry he has an encounter with Satan in a high place, but our King is obedient, and conquers the enemy.

The Forgotten Arts 2024, part 3. Sometimes we don’t just need to fast from things that are causing us to sin, but to completely cut them off from our lives.

By Faith, part 9. Success for the people of God does not rest on their own ingenuity to make things happen, which unleashes chaos, but rests on God’s promise.