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Underletter
Verse for the Week 1 Peter 2:20–21 (NIV) 20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. 21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an…
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The Lord Is For Me
What makes Psalm 118 so powerful is its context. This was a song written for and often sung at Israel’s great feast days including Passover and the high holy days. It was likely on the lips of the crowd when Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and possibly sung again in the Upper Room after…
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Anxiety Confession
Confession time. I’m feeling a little anxious. It is one month until my planned retirement, there is tons to do, and then… what? That brings me to my verse for this week. Philippians 4:6–7 (NIV) 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to…
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The Power of ‘Perhaps’: A Biblical Perspective
I only have about six weeks left as Lead Pastor, and for these final weeks, I want to share some of my all-time favorite verses for our “Verse of the Week.” A little context: this verse drops us into a war between the Israelites and the Philistines around 1000 BC. Saul is King, his son…
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Finding Hope in Hosea: A Verse for Easter Monday
Happy Easter Monday! Here’s your verse of the week — and fair warning, I’m pulling it a little out of context. Well, maybe a lot. Hosea wrote these words to Israel during a dark season of judgment, calling them back to God with a promise of restoration. We’re not ancient Israel, but that promise still…
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Wrestling with Confusion: Trusting God in Uncertainty
Confusing Christianity We like to call some of the deeper teachings of Christianity a mystery. The deity of Christ, the trinity, the virgin birth, election, we accept these teachings by faith. Like the size of the universe or the idea of eternity, they are a mystery to us. But somehow the things closer to home…
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Wendy’s Journey: A Testament of Faith and Healing
Well, I’m a day late getting the verse out this week — we were in Houston over the weekend for a memorial service for Wendy, my wife’s sister. Wendy had spent most of her life far from God. Here’s the embarrassing truth: we had been praying for her for years, yet when she finally turned…
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