Scripture reading: 2 Samuel 5:17-25 and 2 Samuel 23:13-17 In Psalm 84, our sermon text from Sunday, we heard of pilgrims who had to...

“I know what Christians do: you open your heart and shut your mind.” I was in downtown Charlotte, NC, and was chatting with someone about...

Following last Sunday’s sermon, there’s one more thing we should talk about concerning guilt: false guilt. Psalm 51 discusses how to...

“The greatest temptation of our time is impatience, in its full original meaning: refusal to wait, undergo, suffer.” If this was true in...

During college, I loved coming home for Christmas break and reconnecting with friends. I would spend hours at this local coffee shop...

In the week leading up to Easter, I was reading two books that together made for a fascinating conversation. I referenced the first book...

As we wrap up the Lord’s Prayer series and move toward using the Psalms in prayer, here are three ways you can use the Lord’s Prayer in...

This Week’s Prayer Focus: “God’s Glory” Scripture Passages for Meditation: 1 Chronicles 16; Jude 24-25; Revelation 7:9-12 Suggested...

This Week’s Prayer Focus: “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil” Scripture Passages for Meditation: 1 Chronicles...

This Week’s Prayer Focus: “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” Scripture Passages for Meditation: Psalm 139;...

This Week’s Prayer Focus: “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread” Scripture Passages for Meditation: Psalm 145:15-16; Psalm 34:1-10; John...

This Week’s Prayer Focus: “Your Will Be Done, On Earth as it is in Heaven” Scripture Passages for Meditation: Psalm 119; Psalm 40;...

This Week’s Prayer Focus: “Your Kingdom Come” Scripture Passages for Meditation: Psalm 72; Psalm 145; Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 4:18-19;...

This Week’s Prayer Focus: “Hallowed Be Your Name” Scripture Passages for Meditation: Exodus 34:6-8; Leviticus 22:31-33; Psalm 145; Jude...

One of the special things about the Lord’s Prayer is its simplicity. This is prayer that you can do. And that’s good news for exhausted...

What are your prayer goals this year? At the beginning of the year, many of us assess our lives and come up with some goals for...

Wonderful Counselor. Mighty God. Everlasting Father. Prince of Peace. Which of these descriptions of Jesus is most meaningful for you as...

Before we fully close the book on Ecclesiastes, I’ve got one last devotional for us. With any preaching series, there are other...

A great joy of studying the Word is looking into hard books and finding unexpected treasures there. For me, it’s been that way throughout...

Here’s a recommendation for your quarantine down time: memorize Scripture. We haven’t talked a lot about Scripture memorization lately....