Tag: Bible
-
Slightly Obsessed #096: Are You Haunted by Loneliness?
Loneliness is about the scariest thing out there. – Joss Whedon Jesus said to the twelve, ‘You do not want to go away also, do you?’ – John 6:67 I sat at the back of the church next to my friends, basking in the glow of a beautiful Sunday morning service. At the…
-
Slightly Obsessed #094: Pearl
The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. – Matthew 13:45-46 Throughout the ages, the lure of finding fabled treasure has captivated the imaginations of men. The hope of a pot…
-
Slightly Obsessed #092: The Author of Life
You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. – Acts 3:15 The call came one evening, while we were at work. We rushed to the nursing home and found her in her room. Her eyes were open but fixed on some spot beyond us.…
-
Slightly Obsessed #090: A Day of Turkey, a Life of Praise
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High. – Psalm 92:1 When you see Christmas coming… The well-known Bible commentator Chuck Missler once said, “When you see Christmas coming, you know that Halloween is almost here.” Every year, nearly as soon as the…
-
Slightly Obsessed #088: The God Who Sees
The woodcarver… cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow. It serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his…
-
Slightly Obsessed #086: Song in the Night
I will remember my song in the night. – Psalm 77:6 It could be a story in the news anywhere in the world today. This event, however, occurred two thousand years ago in the city of Philippi. Two Christian men were on their way to pray with other Christians when they were attacked…
-
Slightly Obsessed #085: An Audience of One
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, But to Your name give glory – Psalm 115:1 “Here’s how to stand out in a noisy world,” the ad in my inbox promises. Like many writers, I’m regularly bombarded with advertising for the newest tips or book or webinar that will surely teach me how to…
-
Slightly Obsessed #083: Dead Man Walking
He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.’ – Revelation 3:1 Without Christ, we are worse than zombies. With Him, we are more than conquerors. Someone once asked English evangelist…
-
Slightly Obsessed #080: Limitless
So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to…
-
Slightly Obsessed #079: Made in His Image, Part 2
And Jesus said to them, ‘Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’ – Mark 12:17 Whose image is stamped into your soul? They slithered into the Temple, snakes on the hunt. A group of Pharisees and Herodians sent by the Jewish leaders conspired to…
