Daily Wisdom

Worth The Read

Better than anything impressive that you could accomplish in this life, your life story is a biography of wisdom and grace written by Another. Every twist of the plot is for the best. Every turn he writes into your story is right. Every new character or unexpected event is a tool of his grace. Each new chapter advances his purpose.

Where Did Satan’s First Desire for Evil Come From?

At this point I am disagreeing with that description of me, and I am saying, “No, I am not driven to say God gave Lucifer his first desire to sin. That is an oversimplification of virtually everybody’s viewpoint. I do not know how Lucifer came to feel his first inclination to rebel against God.”

God’s Grace Makes Some People Worship

Let God’s grace lead you to worship. Once you get a taste of God’s grace, you will spend the rest of your life coming back to this question: “Why me?” And you will never get a better answer than this: “He has set His love on me!”

The Great Century of Missions Ended Over a Century Ago: Will Our Age Be the Great Century of Omission?

It’s becoming clear that our churches in North America, and perhaps the Western world as well, have lost their once fervent passion for missions work. The great stories of global gospel proclamation we share are becoming more and more of an anathema.

An Open Letter to Someone Considering Renouncing their Faith

I will admit I write as someone who embraces Christianity. But I also write as someone who admires the courage of those who puts their sincere questions into words and refuse to “pretend until they break.” I use the word pretend here to mean “pretend they don’t have questions” and not “pretend they are a Christian.”

Peculiar Passages: The Case of the Failed Miracle

What is going on here? Why, when every other time Jesus heals immediately, does he need to, effectively do it twice? Was Jesus having an off day? Was he tired from the travelling, or did he “do it wrong” somehow? Perplexing…