Grace and mercy are not the same, although they are closely connected. Grace is giving someone something good which they do not deserve. Mercy is withholding from someone something bad which they do deserve. Grace, then, is God giving us blessings which we do not deserve while mercy is Him withholding the rightful judgment we do deserve. And in...

The story of David and Goliath is perhaps one of The Gospel Project team’s favorite Pictures of Jesus in the Old Testament. (If you are unfamiliar with what I mean by that, stop reading here and go check out the Seeing Jesus in the Bible portion of our Big Picture Questions & Answers for Kids training resource.) We like...

One of the challenges I face as a father is knowing when to let my kids fail. My impulse is to protect them—to shield them—from all harm, great and small. I want them to be happy. I want them to be successful. And because I desire that for them, it means there are times I need to let them...

I tend to be a problem solver. I generally am able to ponder a situation, viewing it from various angles, and then figure out the best course of action to take. It’s usually a good ability to have, although it sometimes wears my wife out. But besides that, there is another way that what is often a strength can...

I love the story of Hannah that we encounter as the Book of 1 Samuel opens. We are given only a brief couple chapters of this woman, but what we are given is ample enough for us to see how amazing she is. Hannah is a woman of deep faith and prevailing prayer. That is why my wife and...

I loved watching World War II movies as a kid. A Bridge Too Far, The Longest Day, The Great Escape, The Dirty Dozen, Patton, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and Midway were among my favorites. But there always seemed to be a part of these movies I didn’t care for that much, and that part always seemed to come early on....