"Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds." — John 12:24Instinct says to protect what's valuable. Keep it safe, keep...  Read More

"Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit." — 2 Kings 2:9When the prophet Elijah was about to be taken to heaven, his apprentice Elisha refused to leave his side. Offering one final request, Eli...  Read More

"I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you... and you will be a blessing." — Genesis 12:2Every new season comes loaded with hopes for something better: a fresh start, a healthier routi...  Read More

"They all joined together constantly in prayer... Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias." (Acts 1:14, 26, NIV)By the end of this stretch, the small group who stayed in that upper room step...  Read More

"I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high." (Luke 24:49, NIV)Every hard middle eventually offers an exit. It rarely ...  Read More

"They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers." (Acts 1:14, NIV)It's tempting to picture the disciples in that upper room sim...  Read More

"It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority." (Acts 1:7, NIV)The disciples wanted a timeline. Jesus gave them silence instead. No date, no countdown, just a c...  Read More

"Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about." (Acts 1:4, NIV)Right before Jesus ascended, He gave His disciples a command that must have felt...  Read More

"Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them."  Joshua 1:2A good gift held too tightly stops being a gift and starts being an ancho...  Read More

"Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."  Philippians 3:13-14Picture a runner...  Read More

"Do not let your hearts be troubled... I will come back and take you to be with me, that you also may be where I am."  John 14:1-3The night before His death, Jesus sat in an upper room with the twelve...  Read More

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."  Matthew 5:4Somewhere along the way, grief got confused with a lack of faith. The unspoken rule became: if trust in God is real, sadness shou...  Read More