3 Old Testament Passages to Prepare Your Heart for Christmas
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is reading Luke 2:1-20 on Christmas morning. Every year, my family gathers, sleepy-eyed and pajama-clad, and sits next to our tree to hear the story of Jesus’s birth. When I was younger, I remember wondering why what was supposed to be the greatest story of all time included so many seemingly random facts. Who…
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Confessions of a Curriculum Writer
I was young, on my own, struggling to make a living. Then a friend said, “Pssst. You wanna write some Bible lessons? You’ve been going to Sunday school all your life. Maybe you could create some curriculum and pull in some extra cash.” Those probably weren’t the exact words—it’s all hazy to me now—but I started writing Sunday school curriculum…
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Bible Verses to Overcome Your Frustration at Work
With your backpack draped over your shoulder—and a bagel balancing on top of your coffee mug—you race to your desk, drop your things and start organizing a stack of reports. You're behind on a time-intensive project, and you don’t want your boss to notice you. But she has. For the next five minutes, you continually nod your head as she…
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Bible Verses to Combat Your Busyness and Fatigue
“How are you doing?” It’s a simple question, and admittedly a rather vague one. But I find myself posing this question to almost everyone I run into throughout my day—whether it’s coworkers, neighbors or the guy at Dunkin Donuts who makes my coffee. Come to think of it, it’s probably the most frequent question I get asked myself. But whether…
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How Deep Questions Can Lead to Deep Encounters with God
We all want answers. Many times they are easily given: What time is dinner? When is my trip home? Who will join me? Answers bring clarity and structure to our lives. They help us know what to expect, giving us concrete handles to order our time and thinking. When a question goes unanswered it can feel messy, unresolved or wrought…
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Bible Verses I Turn to When Life Feels Chaotic
I remember just a few years ago when life was all about me. I lived in this world where pretty much everything was about me and life was simple. But then I met an awesome girl. And I bought her a ring. And this girl wanted a dog. And we dreamed of having our own home. And everything in our…
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Reading the Bible Less Like a Reference Book, More Like a Story
The transformation started nearly 500 years ago, when we changed the way the Bible looks. Beginning with the Geneva Bible in the 1550s our sacred writings were redesigned to make them easier to reference. The chapter numbering system we know had been introduced 300 years earlier, but it was the introduction of numbered verses in Reformation-era Bibles that decisively changed…
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