Why Work?
“Work”- When you hear the word what comes to mind? Is it the daily grind of producing purposeless papers or mixing concrete for long hours? Attending lectures with eyes half-shut…
Through the Bad AND the Good
Photo by Abby Tolsma Writers write best when they are writing on their own terms. They write best when they are passionate about something, and deep feelings produce the best…
The Song Of Mary Magdalene
There are whispers in Galilee Of a prophet divine A carpenter turned king The water turned wine Compassionate love That will never cease Wonderful Counselor My prince of peace …
Looking Beyond Ourselves
Photo by Phil Kenyon Two weeks ago I visited Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh for a couple days. My friend and I toured about the cities primarily on foot enjoying the…
The Best Deal Ever!
I’m going to tell you about the best deal ever. In terms of what was paid and what was received. Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ disciples—who’s name has gone down…
Don’t Be a Judas!
“Don’t be a Judas!” That sounds like pretty good advice! Judas has gone down in history as the worst sort of betrayer. A back-stabber. A despicable kind of person. Nobody…
5 Things You Should Know about Missions
Once I was at a conference where a Brazilian pastor was explaining the irony of missions today. He explained how American missionaries ventured into the heart of the Amazon to…
Beauty Amidst Brokenness
Photo by Phil Kenyon Last week I went for a cruise to enjoy some of the lovely weather. I stopped at an abandoned farmhouse to take some photos and captured…
Obedience
I was doing a Bible study about children teenagers (Editor’s note: Dr. Murray originally wrote “children” but we all know that teenagers are still their parent’s children, right?) the other…
I Am Not Defined By My Mistakes
Photo by Abby Tolsma “I’m not good enough.” “I don’t think God could love me.” “Why would anyone, especially God, care about me?” Have you said any of these things?…