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The Up Devotional — 1000 episodes
When your mind (always) wanders
You can’t outsource intimacy
The fresh air of the future
A mountain range, not an ant hill
Your life as it is, not as it was
Avoiding the soul-sucking vortex
The real deal in a world of cheap substitutes
Slower time is better time
Abide in my love
A rocking chair with the words of Jesus
Can we all just say, ‘No Thanks’?
Coming home to yourself
Scary, until this
Don’t lose your stability
Keep fighting
“Still we will praise Him!!”
There will my servant be also
Screens are everywhere. Be discerning.
Scoffers gonna scoff
Foreshadowing the future
Ugliness and beauty
The God in whose hand is your breath
When serving others feels really hard
In Rome do as the Romans do?
Jesus—always true, or sometimes true?
Times are never so bad that this can’t happen
Slow destruction, or coming home
Learning from the devil’s visit to Luther
The words you read are the words of the Redeemer
Overflow from Christ in you
Roots before fruits
Don’t drink the Kool Aid
Do not give the devil a foothold
An antidote to the devil
Self-forgetfulness and self-infatuation
This is what worry loves to do
Two people, two different approaches
He binds himself to us
Being hospitable (when you don’t want to be)
When his glory is revealed
Only a suffering God can help
The boy who had a revelation after strike three
Sit still and trust the engineer
Radical forgiveness
Scared to death of death
Does your plan include God?
To God leave the rest
What greatness does not mean
Under the bold banner of a Risen Saviour
When you’re spiritually dry, revisit the psalms
The eye of God watching
Beskar armour and the refining we face
Hope—living like it’s Sunday on Friday
Forward-facing hope
Not just what you say, but how you say it
Hope—it’s water in the desert
Words like deeds
History belongs to the intercessors
The unconquered fortitude of thy Spirit
Honour everyone
In the depths of God’s Word
A prayer for times of Christ-un-likeness
Being weird—and glorifying God
Heaven’s map on earth
Loving people (when you don’t like them)
Set apart for God’s special purposes
Feelings can betray
Affliction can be an accelerant
Keep focused on the end game
You’re in good company
Diamonds don’t start as diamonds
Why does the true soldier fight?
Try something radical
When you feel in a spiritual rut
Joy is what happens when
The (real) signs of love
The love that jams the Devil’s wheels
Well done, good and faithful servant
More than just waiting around
Being a part of a plan even when life isn’t going as planned
Focus on what’s best
Born again?
With both wings, not just one
Keep believing and keep going
Wounded on the battlefield, but help is coming
When you’ve seen the final score
Waiting for the light to break
Take action as the hands and feet of Christ
Standing firm
Knowing God first
Know God, stand firm, take action
I have stored up your word in my heart
He treats me as his favorite
Just because you can’t see him working
We are an Easter people
Playing God
The fight’s been fixed
He was pierced for our transgressions
He washed Judas’ feet
God’s Plan A for your life
The true and eternal King
The physical realm and the unseen realm
Holiness and worldliness
Have these 2 things weakened your faith?
From the first day you humbled yourself before God
The biggest challenge facing most Christians today?
The ABCs of faith
Pause reminder (and a quick word on James 4:7-8)
What happened to the hands and feet of Jesus
Pleas for mercy—with fasting
The right attitude in prayer
The words of men are unstable things
How to avoid God (by C.S. Lewis)
Faithful and true, no matter what
Prayer and perseverance
The epicentre of the war in the world
What God is doing in you, not just around you
The psalms and the personal voice of Christ
The kingdoms of the world
Delay does not mean defeat
The beginning of the birth pains
The surprising detail about “strictly” following God
Marching to a different beat—through prayer
The definition of true bravery
Lent and the significance of “forty days”
Shrove Tuesday, “Shriving,” Sin and Mercy
Come to me, and I will give you rest
Aren’t all religions basically the same?
Our God is never not on the move
God uses faithful servants—no matter their age
Being someone’s answered prayer (when yours feel unanswered)
You are more than what the world says you are
Talking to God—when you want to scream
Advice for a king—and for all of us
Humility: weakness to the world, greatness to God
Humility—even when things get heated
When getting things done isn’t the point
Loyalty matters in more ways than you think
Glorifying him or denying him
Prepare for big moments by starting small
Having an “even if” kind of faith
Giving God a makeover?
When governments and kingdoms let you down
Pray—as a first resort
The darker the dark, the brighter the light
Short-sighted-ism and the presence of darkness
The relational nature of our faith
Being proactive about sermons and Bible study
Being faithful, or fitting in?
Devotion changes you
When everything is stripped away
Love makes you do things
He uses even our feeble efforts
When the Lord rubs off on you
Who are we most closely tethered to?
What is Epiphany?
Do “ordinary” things well
Glory to the newborn King
The bridge between heaven and earth
The true meaning of Christmas: Be careful
A perfect time to re-centre
Faith, loving action, perseverance
The problem is never God’s availability
How you live today—and the last day
The key word is readiness
Being Christian—up to a point
Not alone in your struggles
Born to die? Why?
You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good
Short one-sentence prayers from the Bible
Evil wants to confuse you
His performance, not yours
Ready to leave the dark night behind
Your choices matter
If you’re sitting on the fence
God can handle the truth
Perfect love casts out fear?
Surround yourself with people who make you…
Unduly attached to the earthly
Love has a rival
Bearing the family resemblance
A request
The Lord of the Rings and encouragement
Faithfulness is a team sport
The heart enlargement business
Help of the helpless, oh abide with me
Abide, abide, abide. Then abide some more.
The Spirit helps us in our weakness
What’s happening in your heart matters
He can answer our requests in a better way
If we ask anything according to his will
Following it helps, neglecting it hurts
Your three enemies and overcoming the world
And his commandments are not burdensome
When following God’s commands feels difficult
The virtue nobody wants
Loving people when you don’t “feel” very loving
Even if I could multiply myself a thousand times
God is love?
Prioritizing what Jesus prioritizes
Distracted driving, or distracted living?
The indication that you are truly alive
He loves to be ignored
Angels and demons on our shoulders?
The gospel of our liberated age?
Christian is also a verb
Do. Not. Be. Surprised.
Believing in God, or believing God
Their God is my God
Love one another, regardless
When William Tyndale was martyred
Purification
Righteousness includes love
A biblical definition of sin
Repeat it as you go about your day
When your negative thoughts need a smack
To give you the crown of glory
The more thoroughly you know him
Lord, what’s the least I need to do in this relationship?
Many antichrists have come
Do I fear? No!
When the world doesn’t keep it’s promise
You can’t illuminate darkness with darkness
Close or distant? Permanent or occasional?
Your advocate in the divine court room
If all your prayers were answered
A trustworthy eyewitness is speaking to you
Are you dying for him?
Wisdom. Purity. Clarity.
Evicting dark thoughts
Who is your highest authority?
If fifty million people say something foolish
How do I discern God’s will when the path is uncertain?
Believe big things
Think first
Knowing + Doing =
Going deeper and a quote from Spurgeon
Those who are radically loved…
Go the extra inch
The best thing yet
Pray for those who persecute you
Your inner monk?
How to approach faith-based TV shows and movies
Is A.I. neutral?
Life is more than possessions
The great beautifier of souls
The secret is Christ in me
“I’m doing this for God’s glory!” Um, really?
Without him nothing, with him everything
If you are “in Christ” his Spirit is in you
Very very good news: The verdict before the performance
The trivialization of God
They shot their books
Let your yes be yes and your no be no
Standing up for the truth of God
I burn my life to make a sunrise
What if we stopped chasing?
A servant people
In this glitter-obsessed world
The Coveting Thief
The Truly Happy Person
“Because my God is bigger”
The only one qualified to throw the stone didn’t
The tug-of-war for Jesus
What happens in the home
Thoughts are coordinates
Not because of the circumstances we’re in
Are we coming to worship entitled or thankful?
Whose voice is louder?
Reflecting God or playing God?
Anger. The sleeping giant.
Picture yourself as a literal sponge
Eyes open on Friday the 13th
The one constant element in revival
A sanctuary of time
Simplicity vs. Complexity
Like a drop of water poured into wine
Physical rest without mental rest
The Babushki
Older men like fathers, women like mothers
Chronological snobbery
How will I build my empire?
He is not shocked
Against the powers of chaos
Botching the job
Sundays in arrears
Your example to the 99
The hypocritical use of God’s name
Bearing the Name
Taking God’s name in vain
An ambassador to the King of kings
God is jealous?
A perpetual factory of idols
Modern idolatry
No other gods before me
The God-shaped hole
You gotta know ‘em to keep ‘em
Neutralized from outside sources
They’re for you, but for others too
They trigger within us the image of God
Who else could have that kind of access?
His words will never ever pass away
What we want to do
How do we know what is or isn’t true online?
Vigilance
Keep calm and…
You may fail
He knew what was going to happen
One more move
Pandemonium
When the Devil reminds you of your past
These records tell me all kinds of bad things about you
All she had to live on
He sees and values you
People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord?
Thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small
Play your part
Whose likeness is this?
Render to Caesar
Priorities and social pressure
Disordered love
What’s to be learned from a dog’s yellow fur
Not some, but all
Delays are not denials
Pulling up a chair for Jesus
How did Jesus pray day by day?
Stability
Going through the motions
Your Trust-O-Meter
Tragedy: a life without purpose
As wings burden the bird in flight
God’s word is an on ramp
Christs to one another
Does having faith mean I’ll get rich?—no and yes
Holding on to unkeepable things
The new alternative lifestyle
We can’t really complain if…
A starving man trying to eat air
Arguing in polarizing times
A word that Christians need to reclaim
Ashes, mortality and the beginning of Lent
Fatty foods in the cupboard and sin in the heart
Who’s taking care of this kid?
Loving loving your neighbour, or loving your neighbour?
Serving those who cannot repay us
Your example matters
How did Jesus define greatness?
The ripple effect of words
Call out to God. Don’t wait.
God’s will: your sanctification
Put in the time
Spiritual muscle matters
Tuning your instrument after the concert
Enduring mockery
See to it that no one takes you captive
The vortex
Listen to him
Pack your coffin
The highest joy?
What you’re gaining vs giving up
Oblivious of self
Take up your electric chair
Win within
The mocking voice stopped
The spiritual power of allegiance
Saying it out loud
A stone in his mouth for 3 years
What does it mean to be disciplined?
Know you are loved
Being mentally present
Humility and hypocrisy
Closing the gaps
Praying on the fly
What is the Devil trying to do?
Time for you is also time for others
He will never allow us utterly to fail
Proximity to Jesus
The domino effect in the kingdom
Be still. Breathe. God is God.
When God speaks through other people
A leader above all leaders
When you feel unqualified
From observation to participation
Never out of hope
In Christ you are already new
What will life be like in 100 years from now?
And there were shepherds…
Words that build up
Not just for your soul, but your brain
A prayer for all Christians
The slavery of sin
The Messiah’s (questionable) family tree
Who’s changing who?
Friday the 13th
Bringing heaven home
A colony of heaven
Whose kingdom?
When faith costs you
Building muscle together
The threshold to God
What are your pennies?
A time is coming when men will go mad
Visual reminders
God’s pure medicine for your soul
Being knocked down and knocked out are different things
Save Your
Not just eventually, but presently
You need to sift
People grow better together
Loyalty, love and a lifestyle
They hate anything that reminds them of hope
You are like a house
If you want to actually be like Jesus
Rejoice—always?
Gobble gobble gobble
Fear and panic, or the peace of God?
If you want it out there, you need it in here
Sung from the trenches
The future you
Suffering can produce perseverance
Your “calling”
Resume Virtues vs. Eulogy Virtues
The best thing you can do for tomorrow
Trust God (and leave the results to him)
Halloween… and Reformation Day
To the one who has, more will be given
When all seems broken, uncertain or wrong
To help you love others
God doesn’t expect us to grow on our own
The eternal God picked you
What does it mean to bless someone?
Born to bless
The ‘unforgivable sin’
The protection of our big brother
He is interceding for you
Big Brother Jesus
Don’t let today’s defeat steal tomorrow’s victory
Humbly. Thankfully. Gladly.
“But they were brought up in the church…”
When they call you crazy
When it looks like you’re going in the wrong direction
Salvation before reputation
Actual power in the name
The sword of the Spirit in another person’s hand
Knowing your own story
Defend your faith by knowing your faith
The point isn’t to fit in
Distraction is deception’s co-pilot
Don’t let sensationalism mess with your thinking
Restorative practices that are due for a comeback
The restoration of the natural order
He heals both body and soul conjointly
Watching or following
Having sight but no vision
Just like a mama bear who protects her cubs
His power gives confidence and peace
Walking into a battlefield with one eye closed
The first thing I plan to do on resurrected legs
To destroy the works of the devil
Attention to detail
Vantage Point
Too-small-ism
Playing it safe
Come near to God and he will come near to you
A biblical definition of humility
What is success?
September’s Fresh Start
Internal civil war?
Short cuts make long delays
When you think you’re not noticed
We do what he does, but slower
Sacrifice is giving up good things for great things
Imitating the one who put others first
Is the purpose of life to arrive safely at death?
All this, and Jesus too!
PRay the long game
By perseverance the snail reached the ark
Playing the long game
The Jesus of Scripture, or of the mirror?
Frodo wouldn’t have got far without Sam
They tied a rope around his ankle
The angels of God will encamp around us
Put on the armour of light
Those who are with us are more
It’s about Jesus
Showing God his own handwriting
Integrity blesses others
Integrity is a trajectory
The protection integrity provides
Christ of the Abyss
The one in whom God delights
As a counterculture
Slander is an old-fashioned weapon
Laughter—through the tough times too
The right kind of order
Seeking his face
Your ‘courage muscle’
Fearing God first puts other fears second
Volcanic reverence
Closed doors aren’t always dead ends
Dealing with questions in a healthy way
It’s not a matter of if doubts come, but when
If you’re singing the same song
Prayer, meditation, affliction
Getting heaven into you
It’s not physical armour, but it is actual armour
A good life than a long
God is under no illusions
When you don’t get a thank you note
Vanity Fair is in the air
Body. Team. Army.
Make me receptive soil
When God is steering the ship
Roots, testing and falling away
The new self
Cannot be thrown down
Not only what you do, but what you don’t do
Training for the reign of Christ’s peace
Let the peace of Christ rule
Photo-shopped Jesus?
Unless you go forward
Whoever loses their life for me
Mesus and McJesus
Triumphant (over evil)
Partialness or fullness?
Cooperating with God’s forward motion
Where you’re at, not where you should be at
Is something “off”?
Praying as a unit
You never see a U-Haul behind a hearse
Identity and purpose
Jesus + ____________
Time with God, in tune with God
Covering our bases
Glory, then joy
Maturity is meant to be shared
Discipleship isn’t a competition
People on the narrow path need this
Narrow, not broad and wide
They fear concentration
Rarely does he let me see the script
Feet firmly planted
Personal, but never private
Courage is fighting alongside the King
Doubt your doubts
Casual and casualty sound so much the same
Too honest not to tell the truth
There exists such overwhelming evidence
Out of the cross
Putting some sand on the bridge
God entrusts us with certain potential
Though it be but words
Take the relationship seriously
Trading crosses for crowns
The nails failed
To redeem a race of rebels
Things are not always as they seem
Virtue as we enter the new dark ages
Details and diligence
Fair-weathered, or all-weather?
Because that’s what friends do
God works in the trenches
God is not put off by the messes
God’s timeline and your deadline
God is more committed to my ultimate joy than I am
Bread… but more than bread
Arrogance beside the cross?
Grow greater by growing smaller
Pride and destruction
Doing the right thing even when you feel alone
Going to worship is good for you, study says
You can’t threaten a man with heaven
For such a time as this
Don’t use providence as an excuse
Laughing in the Devil’s face
Good out of bad
Fasting in a world of self-indulgence
Prepare to meet thy God
God is working, behind the scenes
Doctrine and action aren’t opposities
Being where you need to be (a tip from Walter Gretzky)
Surprise adoptions?
When you’re frustrated at your lack of progress
I will in no wise cast you out
Sowing, reaping and decision-making
All hands on deck
Growth with depth
Oh ye of little strength
Speaking the truth in love
All your sins listed on your back? Fear not.
The organic unity of Scripture
And when I run, I feel his pleasure
Not just for official religious people
Do not be conformed to the world
Both conformity and uniqueness
Holy Spirit, I cooperate with you
Expect opposition
Help for January
If we are unkind, our pants are on fire
It’s probably a problem if other people are always the problem
What if God was providing for you in advance?
Where is God when things seem crazy?
Mid-course corrections and moving forward
A millimeter discrepancy leads to a thousand mile loss
Spirituality: always lived from below
Courage is humility plus muscle
An offering for a King
Habits are priorities with a watch
With God all things are possible
Fear: a doorway, not a disaster
Through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit
I am only the workshop in which God operates
Knowing God, not knowing everything
It’s the most wonderful (or stressful?) time of the year
The generosity of Saint Nicholas
It’s (b)right around the corner
The way to avoid hitting a wall hard
This is how we know that we love the children of God
A Christian one-liner that makes you think
When your prayer life hits a dry spell
The rabbit holes of speculation
Deep fakes, AI, scammers and news: What’s real?
Why are we doing this?
Advent: preparing for Jesus
Stay Weird
A house that will not stand empty
A decision: I will be steadfast
The eyes of your heart
Crooked lines?
Increasing in faith and love
Just because something doesn’t have a bow
Permission to smile
Rushing is not a friend of noticing
Encased in grace
Shallow positivity
Soul gription
Sunday School Teachers
The prayer life of Jesus
Always. Even if it’s getting dark
Inner health made audible
Pray (always) and don’t give up (always)
Virtue and adversity
Waiting is made possible by hope
Studying the insights of others
Discomfort, pain and youth
God’s unparalleled renovation of the world
Perseverance is possible
The Five Solas
We pick stuff up, almost by osmosis
Roots stabilize you
Sovereign, holy, wise, loving, good—always
Seize kingdom moments
Making someone look dumb or bad
Whoever is kind to the needy
Supersizing the wrong things
Simplicity of lifestyle
Barrenness of soul
Your light and the coming dark
Brothers and sisters
Right and almost right
Being FOR things
For the peace of Jerusalem
The 24-hour rule
The crown of splendour
Look for the good
Giving the Spirit the scope to do his work
Resisting the plague of forgetfulness
Humble Saviour, humble servants
Even if he hinders you 10,000 times
Holy, holy, holy
Love outpoured
Following Christ (or the crowd)?
Readiness
Plans that are firm-founded
Confidence not arrogance
Followers of the Way, not of the moment
Preparing for big situations with little situations
Honouring God in big situations
Remain faithful in affliction
Bread won’t help you if you don’t eat it
Keeping hope in front of your face
Living by the light of tomorrow’s sun
Hope works backward to lift you forward
Things you keep doing to keep growing
Set up camp
Take back your mind
From a place of stillness
Pride goes before destruction
A friend loves at all times
Wounds from a friend
A good name is desirable
As a dog returns to its vomit
God’s loving discipline
Envy rots the bones
Guard your centre
Step 1 to becoming wise
The company you keep
He will make straight your paths
The wise, hard-working ant
How God’s justice encourages peace
Your soul has a label with three words
Who are we when all our things are taken away?
Received, not achieved
Little actions, big mission
Unexpected holy ground
A God who never sleeps
We don’t believe in luck
God continues to speak to his people
Where can I flee from your presence?
The rain was God’s tears
Don’t be careless, but don’t be too careful either
Praying for strangers right then and there
Jesus’ disciples, Scripture’s pupils
Go out of your way to say it
Blessing God and bending the knee
Follow your… head
Talking to your own soul
Not one extreme, but both
Comforts can have casualties
Confessing sins: Life, hope, freedom
Well done, good and faithful servant
Success is servanthood
Teach us to number our days
Divine deliverance
Do you talk AT God or WITH God?
Holding fast
Reinforcements
Difficulty, but never defeat
Brutally honest and brief
Perspective corrective
Even if you have to wait
Experiences of hardship
Where God puts a comma
With all your mind
What is in us, not what ought to be in us
Create in me a clean heart
Salvation and sanctification
Against you only have I sinned
When God’s answer is better
Fighting pessimism with praise
Inner stillness
Being big picture people
The big picture and right-sizing our problems
The seed that grew after thousands of years
The trustworthy voice of Jesus
Being pursued by goodness and mercy
Powerful truths for perilous times
THROUGH
The fruit-yielding tree God will use to bless others
Chewing the cud of God’s word
Enter by the narrow gate
Doesn’t God expect us to be perfect?
A direction, not perfection
Godishness
The God of second chances
Use what you learn to serve God
Learn from your mistakes
Mistakes
God can use opposition for his purposes
Blood was the only hope
They stumble because they disobey the word
Jesus is our Map
Ordinary missionary
Sacrifice that doesn’t make the news
Jesus prayed for unity among believers
The glory of Jesus outshines
When you finally “get” the cross
Wisdom or real estate?
The king has one more move
Four words for Good Friday
And we are its hands
Talk not only about what you’re doing, but why
An upside of tradition
Generosity or animosity
God is bigger
A nap and a snack
A love-first mentality
Unofficial leadership
Don’t let your eyes deceive you
Follow through
Pray for yourself… and the preacher
God’s book
An eternal anchor
The bride whose life was changed
An unshakable kingdom
The other-worldly kingdom
Live like royalty
Deeply rooted joy
Hello Glow Stick
In a tight spot
God’s will and God’s word
Trust God, not your gut
What is integrity?
Three unhelpful over-simplifications
What YOU bring to worship
What Jesus prays for you
Ash Wednesday and holiness
Shrove Tuesday and confessing sin
Chaos around you (not within you)
Frowning providence, The Pilgrim’s Progress, and you
Providence not just in big things, but daily things
In Christ you cannot lose
We see the brushstrokes
Destructive self-importance
Freedience
What you put in, and what you keep out
Joy is a diet (not a pill)
Making margin
Persistence without insight
Christ will wipe it off
Return hatred with love
Don’t confuse a battleground for a playground
When you feel like a misfit
Pruning
So little unstructured time
Presence—not religious box-ticking
Be present
How do you spell love?
Being warred against
Incremental, not accidental
Our Comforter and Advocate
With the Paraklete you are plural
Tune me to your frequency
Our daily discipleship makes an impression
Wrestling with God… to lose
Like a sheep in a ditch… again
Jesus knows what it’s like
The reason he endured it all
Whether we’ve been praying for five minutes or fifty years
Being compassionately different
Talking to your problems about God
Entangling media
Be a tree
The God of personal contact
The Word became flesh—here
Does Jesus give us a blank cheque in prayer?
Blind to our own blind spots
The rock that is higher than I
Is anything too hard for the LORD?
This is the Way
What we want to be true vs. what actually is
Clarity in confusing times
Make our hearts a map of heaven
Increasing winds outside the church
Failure doesn’t disqualify you
Helping someone in their sea of alligators
Desperate times call for…
An alien visitor at Christmas
Happiness and contentment
The Topsy-Turvy Kingdom
Striving to do good, or to look good?
It’s okay to simplify Christmas
Losing ego, finding God
Presently, not just eventually
Before darkness overtakes you
The scales have been tipped
Our enemies shall not touch us
Steadfast minds
Something greater than ourselves
Resisting the opinions and emotional climate of the crowd
Re-dedicate it to Jesus
We all benefit, we all contribute
When you’re feeling low
He makes your life better, not worse
The best of us, not what’s left of us
Costly devotion
If you follow Jesus you’re different—and that’s okay
That split second moment
Destructive criticism
Being Christlike to one another
Can we earn heaven?
WWJD? Be humble
Tears of sadness to gladness
A little pail of tears
The community of imperfect believers
Church consumer or member?
When things are not as they should be
Three options when facing despair
An acronym for FEAR
Beating back fear
The lions are chained
You can’t rush God
Love is important to God—and to his people
Humility and receptivity to God
With many advisers they succeed
Scripture cannot be set aside
“Hear” is a verb
There’s no better time spent
Does your actual life reflect your purpose?
Write down your purpose
What is ‘abundant’ life?
Wasteful or wise?
One of the reasons ‘the world is falling apart’?
Thinking constructively about hardship
He had no legs. And he bought some shoes.
Is God punishing me?
What God can do through you is greater
A cord of three strands
The formula that blesses anyone
Which captain?
What Jesus prayed for you
2 minutes every day
When we cannot trace his hand
The Queen’s words
Truth matters
When you turn a blind eye to reality
Be alert
Careless words
What is uprightness?
Praying for steadfastness
What if fitting in wasn’t the goal
Shopping for lightning bolts
Having the light of life
Lightsome
Real believing and real following
Following the pillar of fire
Cheap grace vs. costly grace
The rut of cynicism
The older ones first
How can you still attend church?
Grace opens doors
Science AND faith
Counter-cultural modesty
Get secure
The wilderness
A new and uncertain era
He had mine
Selective listening
Born blamers
Lovingly disagreeing
Rushing to conclusions
When man and God switched places
When ‘Serenity Now!’ doesn’t work
We want Scott!
Knowing everything, being perfect and solving every problem
A puzzle piece to God
Over-functioning and under-believing
A recipe for national happiness?
Playing the part, neglecting the heart
Dark power
When a relationship becomes TOO central to your soul
When nice things become ultimate things
Gorging on the right things, or the wrong things?
Hearing a ‘still small voice’ over the roar of your appetites
Impact bias
Your soul has an appetite
God’s big-picture providence for you
The best way to teach someone else to trust and follow Jesus
It is I; do not be afraid
Uncertainty, opportunity, intimacy
Every year you grow, you will find me bigger
The E word
Peace not panic
Re-thinking what your legacy will be
What do you have to give?
Can I really make a difference?
The probability of this specific Messiah
Violence vs. Love
Walking with Jesus
He sleeps in a storm
God took our heads out
Can you defend the Gospels in the coming storm?
Well-rooted in a world of opinions
A Judge who is FOR you
Visual cues for spiritual truths
Stopping not starting
Heart work is one of his specialties
Confidence in the Word
God is working (so take the pressure off)
The ‘Jesus Reference Point’
Yield to Jesus when you are fearful or anxious about the future
(Really) prioritizing the faith of children as we re-vision our lives
Desperation at the feet of Jesus
Cast Away – but never hopeless
Un-drifting from shore
He experienced your death sentence to set you free
Love one another: The meaning of Maundy Thursday
Criticized for faith? Rejoice!
Fickle or faithful?
Talking faith? Take the pressure off
Yield your thoughts
Hope is kindled
Knowing and showing that better is coming
Illness has an end-date
Pray big at the throne
Living each day like death is dead
Extreme individualism is on the rise
Love and hate both take energy
Saved FROM calamity FOR abundance
Help is never far away
The launching pad for life
Stumbling into (or preparing to) worship
The antithesis of worship
Warning signs over sanctuary doors
The recipe for greatness
The ongoing billboard of Satan’s defeat
The battle you’re in whether you know it or not
People-pleasers or God-pleasers?
More him, less me
Our fears are afraid of God