Daily Choices. Spirit Over Flesh. Proverbs 24:16
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.” 1 Corinthians 3:6 (ESV) Amber called Derek on his commute home. She was processing something hard with her sister and needed to talk through it. Ninety seconds in, Derek was already…
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.” 1 Corinthians 3:6 (ESV) Tyler came home Tuesday with a history test face down on the counter. He’d set his alarm for 6am three days in a row to study for…
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.” 1 Corinthians 3:6 (ESV) You don’t need the perfect speech. You don’t need the right verse memorized or the ideal setting lined up. You just have to say the one thing….
We Made It! (Didn’t we?) If you made it through this week, same as me, you sat with some things that weren’t comfortable. That’s not an accident. This whole series wasn’t designed to make us feel better about ourselves. It…
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” Exodus 20:12 (ESV) Steve, 46, is not a neglectful son. He would push back hard on anyone…
“Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” Colossians 3:21 (ESV) Brian, 45, is sitting in Sunday service trying to keep it together. He wants to worship. He wants his family to have one good hour in the…
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:7 (ESV) Craig, 48, had a mental picture of how this season would unfold. His son Ethan would finish his degree, find some direction, start…
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” Ephesians 5:25 (ESV) Derek, 41, is a guy who tends to win. He’s good at it. At work, in conversation, in the low-grade ongoing negotiations…
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21 (ESV) Marcus, 43, has had a full day. He’s talking about the kind of day where you eat lunch at your desk, skip the afternoon coffee because…
“Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.” Proverbs 3:9-10 (ESV) Five weeks. One long, honest look in…