(The following is the April 27 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 17 and pay close attention to verses 6-19.) It is good and natural for Christians to long for and anticipate being in God’s presence for eternity. The reality will undoubtedly be far more magnificent than we can imagine. …
Tag: Purpose
What is your purpose in life?
(The following is the June 2 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 20 and pay close attention to verses 17-24.) What is your purpose in life? Can you state it clearly? As beings made in God’s image, we exist for a reason. The Westminster Shorter Catechism …
To Retire Or Not To Retire?
26 days ago my company offered an early retirement incentive to those of us who qualify based on age and years of service. Last night at midnight was the deadline to apply for it. I didn't apply. I thought about it - a LOT. I weighed the pros and cons and sometimes felt like a …
Bricks and Community
We have a lot of exposed brick inside our home. It's one of the things that attracted us to the place originally. I've been looking closely at all the brick and pondering it in recent days. No two bricks are the same. Many look very different. Some have weathered 117 years of use better than …
What Is Man?
My pastor, Mark Williams, and I are team teaching over several months a class based on Wayne Grudem's book "Christian Beliefs." (See my earlier book review here.) We haven't been recording the sessions throughout, but since I had an acquaintance on Twitter ask for a transcript or summary, I thought I would record this one …
