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Psalm 23 was the first passage I memorized as a brand-new Christian, at age 15. I remember loving those words. I am amazed at how much more they mean to me now because of the suffering and grief I have both witnessed and experienced since then.

My thanks to reader Carole Wildes for sharing her great article, full of Scripture and encouragement to remember God’s faithfulness. We need eyes to see His goodness around us!

Regarding self-defense, I think the Sermon on the Mount can be taken out of context to justify a pacifism that facilitates evil. 

We’re called to a life of endurance empowered by Christ, and accompanied by joyful thanksgiving. Endurance requires patience, because reward for today’s right choices will come, but it may be months or years from now, or not until we leave this world. 

Today is the first day of 2024. What better time to stop and evaluate our choices and the direction we’re headed than at the start of a new year? I hope these reflections from Marshall Segal, staff writer for Desiring God, inspire you to pray for greater faith and love in the year ahead.

The following was first posted on my blog ten years ago. The grandson of Marden Wickman, my first pastor, recently shared it on Facebook, and it made me think that given all that has happened in the last ten years, and even the last five, the message of this blog is more pertinent than ever.

Tomorrow will be our family’s second Thanksgiving with Nanci in Heaven. I am so deeply grateful for the life God gave us together, and it is impossible to be this grateful without also being happy. This is 2 Corinthians 6:10, “sorrowful yet always rejoicing.”

From mid-November to early January, our lives change, bringing many things that are delightful, but which increase our pressure and fatigue. For many, the holidays seem out of control, the chaos inevitable.

This would be a red flag to hear someone say they are sharing “previously unknown information,” especially if their interpretation is not represented anywhere in the last 2,000 years of church history and writings.

When I read what you wrote, about how you had to give up relationships for God, I thought of Luke 14:26.

Something is seriously wrong when Christians crave cultural popularity and acceptance. That’s why I greatly appreciated the points made in this article by Brett McCracken.

During a Q&A interview earlier this year, I was asked “What would you say to your younger self?” Here was my answer.

In this clip from his interview on the Revive Our Hearts podcast, Randy explains how anyone can know that they will spend eternity on the New Earth with Christ and His people. 

The Bible is clear that it’s not what we do or don’t do that gets us into Heaven. Salvation only comes from trusting in Jesus’ work on our behalf.