Scripture

The Comfort of an Unchanging God

Change has a way of revealing what we lean on. Some people welcome it. They like the movement, the fresh starts, the sense that something new is always just ahead. Others feel unsettled by it, quietly wishing things could stay as they are—steady, familiar, dependable. Most of us live somewhere in between. We appreciate routine…
What We Carry Into a New Year

There’s something about the start of a new year that makes us reach for a pen—sometimes literally, sometimes just in our thoughts. We list things. Hopes. Fix-its. Fresh starts. We imagine a version of ourselves that feels a little more together than the one who closed the door on December. None of that is wrong.…
Close Lips, Distant Hearts

Scripture Focus: Isaiah 29:13 “Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men.” Isaiah 29:13 is one of those verses that reads quietly,…
Self-Seeking and Christ-Seeking: Two Paths, Two Outcomes

Scripture whispers and warns that two paths run through every life: one curved inward toward self, and one turned outward and upward toward Christ. The difference between them is not always loud or obvious—but it is always decisive. Throughout Scripture, self-seeking and Christ-seeking are presented not merely as attitudes, but as opposing principles of life.…
At the Turning of the Year

There’s something gentle and almost sacred about standing at the edge of a new year. Not loud. Not dramatic. Just a quiet pause where we notice time has turned another page and we’re still here—still breathing, still learning, still held. New Year conversations don’t always need fireworks or resolutions written in bold ink. Sometimes they…
Between the Promise and the Knife

What Scripture Says—and What It Chooses Not to Say—About Abraham’s Greatest Test There are moments in Scripture that explain themselves clearly, and then there are moments that seem to lower their voice and ask us to lean in. Genesis 22 is one of those passages. It does not rush to reassure us. It does not…
Isn’t It Strange?

Some thoughts don’t need a stage. They need a lamp, a quiet room, and a brave heart. This is one of those. Not a scolding—more like a mirror held gently, where you can see what’s true without flinching. Because if we’re honest, the hardest battles usually aren’t out there somewhere. They’re right here… in what…
When God Invites Us to Call

Scripture Focus: Jeremiah 33:3 “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” There’s something tender about the way God speaks in this verse. He doesn’t say, “If you figure everything out, then I’ll respond,” or, “When you’ve cleaned up your life, come see Me.”…
Where the Small Things Decide

Scripture Focus: Zechariah 4:10 “Who hath despised the day of small things?” We often picture spiritual growth as a series of major, mountaintop decisions—the big turning points, the dramatic testimonies, the “before and after” moments we love to retell. But Scripture repeatedly pulls our attention back to the subtle places, the hidden creases of the…
When the Word Holds You

Scripture Focus: Proverbs 4:4 “Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.” There is a quiet war being fought over what stays in your mind. Most of us don’t struggle to learn a verse for a day; we struggle to keep it for a lifetime. A text can feel so clear in…