"Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me." — Matthew 11:6Three lies tend to creep in during long waits: happiness is gone for good, nothing good can come from this, and there's no poin...  Read More

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." — John 3:16Some seasons of waiting feel like punishment, as if God ...  Read More

"Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days." — John 11:5-6That word "so" should stop every reader in their tracks....  Read More

"Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist." — Matthew 11:11John the Baptist sat in a desert prison called Machaerus — cold at night, brutal...  Read More

"Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me." — Matthew 11:6Waiting rooms are strange places. The chairs are uncomfortable, the magazines are outdated, and the mind tends to spiral when t...  Read More

"Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it." — Proverbs 22:6Looking back matters but looking forward matters just as much. What's the point of rememberi...  Read More

"I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live p...  Read More

"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people." — Proverbs 14:34No nation, no family, no individual gets to claim perfection. Scripture doesn't tiptoe around that truth, it states it pla...  Read More

"Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus." — 1 Thessalonians 5:18Gratitude has a way of setting everything else in order. Before requests are made, ...  Read More

"First of all, then, I ask that requests, prayers, petitions, and thanksgiving be made for all people." — 1 Timothy 2:1Long before the Declaration of Independence was ever signed, a room full of nervo...  Read More

"See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." — Psalm 139:24The goal of David's prayer isn't self-punishment, it's freedom. "Lead me in the way everlasting." He wanted...  Read More

"You are familiar with all my ways." — Psalm 139:3Friendship requires time. Not just productive time, or task-oriented time — but unstructured, unhurried time where two people simply exist together. T...  Read More