While time can erase a number of things, it can’t dim the memory and pain of a guilty conscience. Joseph’s brothers realize that when they journey to Egypt in search of grain.
While time can erase a number of things, it can’t dim the memory and pain of a guilty conscience. Joseph’s brothers realize that when they journey to Egypt in search of grain.
The sovereignty of God is a difficult concept to define, but it’s an easy one to recognize after the fact. In this part of Joseph’s story, we see an amazing example of it.
How do you handle it when you find yourself immersed in circumstances you don't want and didn't choose? This part of Joseph's story gives us some helpful guidance.
Joseph's battle with sexual temptation highlights some principles we can apply when we face an enticement to do something that's at odds with what God wants for us.
The story of Joseph from the Old Testament is a story with an array of unbelievable plot twists. The key to overcoming the chaos lies in having a defined and settled purpose in life.
While the word "hero" is often tossed around casually in our society, it is frequently used in situations where it doesn't truly apply. But the life of Joseph is truly a heroic life.
In the account of Jesus’ interaction with the woman at the well, he gives us insight as to how the church can engage people who are estranged from God and suspicious of the church and organized religion.
In the account of Jesus’ interaction with the woman at the well, he gives us insight as to how the church can engage people who are estranged from God and suspicious of the church and organized religion.
In the account of Jesus’ interaction with the woman at the well, he gives us insight as to how the church can engage people who are estranged from God and suspicious of the church and organized religion.
We can be lost because we don’t know the directions, or we can be lost because we don’t know the destination. Jesus says to us, “I am both.”
In a world with no electricity, Jesus said “I am the light of the world.” There’s a great deal of content and application wrapped up in that simple phrase.
John records seven “I Am …” statements coming from the lips of Jesus in his gospel account which speak to his unique identity and personhood. Here’s an insight into one of them.
The power of faith is not found in its essential essence, but in where it’s routed or directed. Jesus shared a little story that powerfully illustrates that fact.
The stories Jesus told offer insights that are just as valid for us two-thousand years after the fact as they were for his original audience. This one passes along a very important message about our foundational attitude.
There’s a familiar story—one that Jesus told—that imparts a lesson that is perhaps different than what many of us thought.
These days, many professing Christ-followers live lives unduly defined and irrationally controlled by fear. The consequences are catastrophic.
The people of God being carried into exile is a much more pertinent and relevant matter than we 21st century North Americans are prone to admit.
While Christianity is a personal relationship, it is not meant to be a private faith. We are to live it out in relation to others on the same journey. Here’s a window into one aspect of how that should look.