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Most people translate shalom as "peace." That is like translating the word "home" as "a building." Technically correct. Deeply incomplete. Shalom is one of the richest words in the Hebrew Bible. It ap...
There is a myth that to be a leader, you must be loud. We confuse aggression with strength and silence with weakness. We see the heroes in movies breaking things to save the day, and we think that is...
A courtroom and a cross say the same thing: the debt has been paid. The difference is that the cross paid it for everyone who will ever believe — two thousand years before they were born. Forgiveness...
Early romantic attachment often leads couples down a path they cannot sustain if marriage is far away. There's nothing wrong with affection.But timing decides whether it becomes a gift or a weight. Wh...
There is a word in the Hebrew Bible that no single English word can translate. Translators have tried "mercy," "lovingkindness," "steadfast love," "loyalty," and "faithfulness." Every attempt captures...
In ancient quarries, stones sat in thick darkness until someone went in, cut them free, and carried them out.That's the picture Peter uses to describe what God has done for us. "(ekklesia) ἐκ&ka...
What is the difference between infatuation and love? One uses, while love seeks the highest good of the other. This is the contrast: Infatuation grabs.Love gives. Infatuation asks, "What can I get fro...
Lust; it makes people objectified and empty. Lust always takes more than it gives.It promises satisfaction, but delivers emptiness.It offers excitement, but leaves a hollow echo. Scripture names the p...
We spend so much energy trying to avoid mistakes, outrun pressure, and make the "right" decisions.But there is a better way: "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God... and it will be given to...
There's a temptation we rarely talk about. Not the dramatic kind.The subtle kind. Using another person as a prop - to feel wanted, envied, admired, or significant. Jesus calls this out long before soc...
We talk a lot about "only date Christians."And yes-shared faith matters.But the conversation is often oversimplified. Let's zoom out. Let's look at Rahab. Before she ever met an Israelite man...before...
Irritation rarely begins with the person standing in front of you.It often begins with the worry sitting inside you. Unspoken pressure turns small things into sharp things.A misunderstood tone becomes...
We live in a world full of heroes - movie heroes, comic heroes, public heroes.But these heroes all keep a distance.Up close, their flaws show.Up close, the pedestal crumbles. Jesus is different. He li...