The Pharisees told a man Jesus had just healed, "It is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed." And you know what? They were right. Nehemiah says don't bring a burden
There's a pool in John 5 called Bethesda, which means house of mercy. An angel troubles the water at a certain season, and whoever steps in first gets
You know the type. Every critique is met with "we need to extend grace." Every concern is reframed as a lack of love. Every doctrinal line drawn is
Words are cheap. You've seen it on a church marquee: "Come as you are." And in one sense it's true — the gospel invitation is
Watch people long enough and you'll see it everywhere. The car they drive. The neighborhood they chose. The brand on the hat. The silence that says I'
Most Christians have been told to give their best at everything. That sounds right. It even sounds biblical. But it can quietly become its own kind of pride — the man
John 4:49-50 — "The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him,Go thy way; thy son liveth." Go find a
Psalm 126:5 — "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy." A farmer will pour sweat into ground that gives nothing back for months. And when a
She left her water pot. John 4:28 — "The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city." That water pot was her whole reason
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