Month: February 2015

A freeing study about making do with less

The boxes of stuff that fill our attic, consume our garage, or clutter our basement, can fill the empty spaces in our home, but they can’t fill the empty spaces in our life. Let us explore the biblical way to gain more by making do with less.

Chinese Proverbs

Chinese proverbs are common and often have stories behind them. The proverb “pulling up a crop to help it grow” is about an impatient man in the Song Dynasty. He was eager to see his rice seedlings grow quickly. So he thought of a solution. He would pull up each plant a few inches. After a day of tedious work, the man surveyed his paddy field. He was happy that his crop seemed to have “grown” taller. But his joy was short-lived. The next day, the plants had begun to wither because their roots were no longer deep.

Life to Come

Ponder the life-giving and life-changing hope that can dismiss the fear of death and give assurance of the indescribable glory that is to come in Life to Come: The Hope of the Christian Faith.

Let’s take a biblical look at contentment

All the billboards, commercials, and advertisements that surround us are very good at telling us what we need to have. But how much is truly enough? Let’s talk about the pull of materialism, and whether it’s right to want more.

For Our Health

According to a prominent Duke University Medical Center researcher, “If thankfulness were a drug, it would be the world’s best-selling product with [health benefits] for every major organ system.”