I speak with many who say they want to be leaders. But the Scripture gives a different picture of leadership than what they really want to experience.

When the situation seems hopeless, when the uncertainty is intense, the right two words can make all the difference.

As you’re pondering the struggles in your life, take time to remember the encouragement and insight in each of this week’s posts. Which of these did you miss? Which do you especially want to remember?

I was impressed by so much I saw at the fair, but before I had left, the nods to God left me a little concerned.

The prophet’s promise echoes the Savior’s purpose: clear vision to see the purposes and pathways of God.

The prophet’s audience didn’t know what we understand about the prophet’s message. It’s coming to pass on God’s timetable, not theirs, and not ours.

“Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, who was faithful to him who appointed him.”

“We must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” And how will we obey this admonition from Hebrews 2? We must act.

Waiting on God is something altogether different than just about any other kind of waiting we can experience, especially our weary want for this pandemic to be over.

Surrounded by evil, assaulted daily by bad news, we can find hope in the promises of Scripture. Be encouraged as you remember or read again posts that appeared earlier this week.

Like many Americans, I felt helpless as I watched the news this week from Afghanistan. But more than one website has shown me one thing I can do.

They were weary in their “wilderness moment.” But the prophet urged them to look beyond the horizon to the future God was promising.

“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers.” Thus begins just one example of storytelling like none other.

Sometimes I let the bad news get the best of me. But the Scriptures I remember here are part of the way I overcome my fear and choose to focus on God.

Maybe you’ve asked the question while speeding, when discovering a mistake, or after a difficult conversation. But have you prayed the prayer that best accompanies it?

Helpful perspectives to lighten the load of the heavy issues you’re facing. You’ll find them in this week’s posts. Read, remember . . . and share!

We just expect Olympic athletes to perform remarkable moves on the balance beam without falling off. But balance in everyday life is an even bigger challenge.

Isaiah promises a Heavenly feast. Jesus says something about the earthly food to be shared by those who will sit someday at that banquet table.

When will this be finished? How can I get through it? The life of Moses and the psalm attributed to him give us the beginning of answers to questions like these.

Any of us would have been overwhelmed by an encounter with God like Isaiah’s. And many of us, engulfed by his grace and power, are answering his call today.