Think of the barren women we encounter in Scripture. Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel in Genesis, Hannah in 1 Samuel, and here, in Luke 1, Elizabeth to name a few. Have you ever wondered why God chose to use so many barren women in the story of Scripture? He did so because He wanted to make a point. If you...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”A Take of Two Cities by Charles Dickens All children, except one, grow up.”Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie In a whole in the ground there lived a hobbit.”The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.”The Voyage of the...

I’m a runner. But is that really true in the seasons when I don’t run? Right now, for example, I am in the middle of about a 3-week stretch where I have not run at all. And even when I run regularly, someone could argue that I am a jogger, not a runner. So what exactly makes someone a...

If you have ever been to an art museum you have likely seen someone staring at a painting for quite a while. The reason is because artwork is intended to be deep and rich. Good art should take time to dissect, analyze, and enjoy. Take a painting of a couple enjoying a picnic in the park for example. That...

We have all likely heard someone make an argument like this: “I don’t go to church because I can worship God better on my own.” There are two problems with a statement like this. First is the misconception of the church being a building and a location rather than a people. We don’t go to church; we are the...

Several years ago I was on a mission trip scouting expedition in Nicaragua on my birthday. The day before, our small team had driven from the capital city of Managua to the coastal town of San Juan Del Sur. I had not felt well that day (another story for another time), so I had gone to bed early while...