Just a few weeks ago, I had the privilege of spending some time with my friend Mark Batterson, pastor of National Community Church in Washington D.C., who shared about his latest book, The Grave Robber. Batterson’s imagery raced through my mind as I read John 11-12 in...
Do you ever feel like joy is just out of reach? Me, too. That’s why I spent more than a year diving into the more than 400 references to joy, happiness, merriment, delight, pleasure, dancing, rejoicing and more throughout the Scripture. I discovered joy is so much...
Throughout the Bible, humans inundate God with questions. Why? Why? Why? How long? How much longer? Where have you gone? Yet God also has tough questions of His own. Who told you that you were naked? Who do you say I am? Who touched me? Perhaps the toughest of all the...
Have you ever had an experience that makes you wonder: Did I just encounter an angel? One spring during college I studied abroad in Spain. My flight was delayed more than a dozen hours. The person who gave me directions sent me to the wrong train station. I walked...
I reside in a zoo. Whenever I hike through the rugged mountains of Colorado, I stay on high alert for mountain lions, rattlesnakes, and bears, oh my. More common sightings include deer, elk, wolves, 1,000 geese, 10,000 rabbits… And those quick-witted foxes. Foxes are...
Jesus tours towns and villages, along with his posse, heralding the blistering good news of the kingdom of God. Crowds press from every direction, sad there’s no ability to take selfies. Yet Jesus cloaks his teaching in mystery. He tells stories through...
