The Bible doesn’t tell us much about the boyhood years of Jesus. But it does give us an instance where Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration, and they took twelve-year-old Jesus with them. Then they made the journey back home. … [Read more...]
Give thanks for your future
One of my favorite verses in all of Scripture is Jeremiah 29:11. I quote it so often that some people might think I’m slightly obsessed with it. … [Read more...]
Your eternal home
There is coming a day when God will renew the heavens and the Earth. As believers, we will live in the kingdom of God forever. … [Read more...]
God has not given us a spirit of fear
You don’t have to look hard to find reasons to fear. We live in a crazy world. I can’t think of a scarier time than the present, quite frankly. The 24/7 news cycle and social media amplify our sense of danger by bombarding us with images of the latest mass shooting, a Chinese hypersonic missile, or yet another strain of COVID. And that doesn’t even take into account our personal triggers. We all know what it’s like to wake up in the middle of the night and be gripped by panic, fear, or anxiety. … [Read more...]
The fruit of kindness in election season
There was a time when kindness was summed up in the act of rewinding a VHS tape. The slogan “Be Kind, Please Rewind” once labeled every rented videocassette case. What does a kind person do? He rewinds his videotape so store personnel don’t have to. … [Read more...]
Liquidating the assets of our SBC fathers to finance the power plays of the sons
Let’s emulate the boldness and conviction of Harrison Butker
For the record, I’m not a sports fan. It’s not that I dislike sports; I’m just not much of a spectator. So, if you ask me who won the World Series or who’s leading the AFC, you’ll get that classic “Joe Biden at a press conference” look — I’m clueless. … [Read more...]
Trust God with your burdens
We need to tell them
The story is told of an attorney who was trying to deliver an important document to a man who was determined to avoid him. The man reasoned that it was a subpoena of some kind, and he went out of his way to dodge it. … [Read more...]
Perkins: Protecting life is no half-measure
In 1858, as he kicked off his bid for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln gave one of his most notable speeches. The issue was slavery and the question before him was this: Could the nation survive half-free and half-slave? … [Read more...]
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