Posts in category For the Heart

Earlier this year, my wife and I had a group of young couples from our church over to share a meal and talk about God’s …

Jesus commanded His disciples to pray earnestly that God would send out laborers into His harvest. This prayer for laborers should be a common focus …

Peace and prosperity are feverishly sought for throughout the world. This all-out search consumes men and women irrespective of cultural heritage or ethnicity. According to …

Some tunes stick with you–they live in your head and invade your quiet moments. The classic melody for “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus” …

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord [Jesus], are changed into the same image from glory …

(From the Rooted Thinking archives: May 22, 2018) I know few better ways to understand myself than being a father. Because kids are, after all, …

We were young parents. Our daughter was four, and we were expecting our second child. We lived in relative isolation as missionaries on a pioneer …

Like a diamond, the gospel glistens with a myriad of facets. The good news of salvation through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ …

We all want to be the hero. We want to be the Superman or Wonder Woman of our own saga. Almost instinctively, we picture ourselves …

What lifestyle decisions might be made by one who is laying up treasure in heaven (Matthew 6:19–21)? Both our major and minor choices must be significantly influenced …