What constitutes a “clean” heart? It’s more than a heart free of dirt and debris. A clean heart exhibits openness and spaciousness, making room to love God and neighbor—a heart resting...

An anthropologist once wrote an article on the cleansing rituals of the Nacirema tribes. They have elaborate holy places where they perform daily purification rituals, sometimes more than once a day!...

Have you ever compared a flower in bloom with the seed that produced it? The flower is tall, colorful, and moving with layers and textures. The seed is a tiny, hard...

We meet our Creator in Jesus Christ. He is the source of life and the one who introduces us to God’s love. Too often we forget that we are God’s creation;...

I  find it interesting to look at before-and-after pictures and see positive transformation of homes, objects, or people. We are the recipients of the world’s greatest before-and-after. We were once caught...

This well-known verse from the Bible has drawn praise and also has been held up to ridicule and mockery. Yet it captures the truth of the way God wishes to be...

God gives life and light to us through the Son. Receiving this gift is more challenging than we often realize or admit to ourselves. These verses from John remind us that...

God redeems; God pulls us from the pits of despair, destruction, and death. We may find ourselves in dark places either through our own sin or the sins of others or...

The most significant bit of information for us to remember each day is the goodness of the Lord. In troubling times we can easily close down our “saving” memories of God’s...

Difficult journeys sometimes bring out the worst in us. No one wants to be in the middle of taxing travel with no end in clear sight. At such times and in...