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?…
Teens & Tithing (3)
Thought No. 3: You’re going to reap what you sow Galatians 6:7 says, “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”…
Is God on Your Back-Burner?
Photo by Phil Kenyon I’m sure you all have heard someone refer to an aspect of their life as being on the back-burner. In general it means the person is…
Friendship
Photo by Abby Tolsma Have you ever struggled with friendships? Maybe you don’t have friends or your friends have hurt you. I’ve been there more than once and more than…