The first 18 verses in the book of John (I’ve listed a few above) are some of my favorite that describe the birth of Jesus –“the Word became flesh…full of grace and truth…to lavish grace in place of grace already given.” I read these verses in John and I feel unworthy, yet...
When someone asks me whether it is better to divorce or to permanently separate without divorce, I may point them to thefifth chapter of Matthew, where Jesus clearly denounces permanent separation without divorce. Yet, people often use the exact same verses plucked out of context of the 48 ve...
This brings me to what has become one of my favorite verses in the Bible, 2 Chronicles 20:6 – 6 …“Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstan...
The Looking-Glass Illusion brings the story from The Wonderland Trials to a clever and satisfying conclusion in this fantasy series for teens. The Looking-Glass Illusion ... Read More → Recent Picture Books from New Growth Press: My First ABC Book of Bible Verses, Something Scary Happened,...
The verses preceding this verse provide a more detailed context but verse 17 is something we should keep in the forefront of our minds – the fact that Jesus is our Sovereign Lord and knows everything we are going through. When we feel our lives are spiraling out of control, He is aware...
Bible Verses about Redemption Here are a few more Bible verses about redemption: “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace” (Ephesians 1:7). “And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on...
The verses preceding this verse provide a more detailed context but verse 17 is something we should keep in the forefront of our minds – the fact that Jesus is our Sovereign Lord and knows everything we are going through. When we feel our lives are spiraling out of control, He is aware...
written in 1987 by Graham Kendrick. Kendrick recounted that he’d written three verses and road-tested them. The song didn’t seem to come together and he put it away for a while. Sometime later the phrase “Shine Jesus Shine” came to his mind and he wrote the song in less than [...