Life This Side of Heaven

One of the verses that often raises eyebrows in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians is this: "The last enemy to be destroyed is death." Why does that seem strange? It's seems strange because, righ…

What are you doing here? It's the kind of question you ask when someone is clearly in the wrong place. It's the kind of question you're glad to hear when the one asking it is there to rescue you. Her…

What do you see? That’s the question that’s posed when you’re looking at an “Ambiguous Image.” An ambiguous image is a picture that can be seen in more than one way. The Parable of the Talents is rem…

When it comes to the timing surrounding the Day of the Lord the matter is not "if," but "when." In Matthew, Jesus Himself makes it clear, “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in…

Living in the age of social media has revealed our desire to be seen, followed, and even admired, by others. In fact, it’s given rise to a whole new group of people known as influencers. As modern a…

Here in John’s first letter, the apostle wants us to know who we are – children of God through faith in our Savior. That’s pretty big stuff. Although, don’t be surprised if the world doesn’t recogniz…

Today, November 1, is All Saints’ Day. It follows right on the heals of Reformation Day. And it wasn’t by accident that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses, or 95 Points of Debate, onto the door of t…

A number of years ago, a coffee company came up with a catchy slogan to describe the process it uses to select its coffee beans. Interestedly, it sounded a lot like a familiar phrase that Jesus used …

Do you ever wish you could have got in on the ground floor, and bought stock in of one of today’s major companies? It's a popular dream and it even shows up as a theme in movies. You can't help but w…

When Paul invites us to think about "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable," it's soothing get away from the bad news tha…