Don’t Give up Following Christ
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Raising children with loving discipline is good and important, but it is also hard work. When parents feel like giving up, it can be worth thinking about the much harder alternative—that is, how much harder parents’ lives would become if they stopped loving or disciplining their children!
The End Is Near
If my children are struggling with a task, they like to know that the end is in sight. Marathon runners push through pain when the finish line comes into view.
Living with Fear and Reverence
Most people live with some kind of fear. We might fear that we will lose our job, or that we won’t have enough money. We might fear a broken marriage or perhaps a life of singleness.
4 Ways God Sees Us
The New Testament urges Christians to encourage one another—to speak truths to each other that strengthen and give courage. It’s a shame when people feel so despondent or self-critical that they give up on a relationship or a ministry because of despair.
A Deep and Sincere Love
We were often asked by friends: “What’s it like to live in Mongolia? What are the people like?” We would sometimes answer: “Do you mean Mongolian Christians, or Mongolians generally?” There was often a big difference!
God’s Holy People in a Watching World
When we come into the world, we have life and breath, but very little knowledge. We are not yet ready to ask: “What is my name? Who are these people around me? What is this place? What are these sights, sounds, and smells?”
The Certainty and Wonder of Scripture
One of my earliest memories is visiting the hospital to see my new baby brother. In the hospital corridor was a glass window too high for me to peek through.
A Genuine and Steadfast Faith
Loyalty, steadfastness, fortitude, grit, resilience, tenderness—such virtues might come to mind when watching an elderly man care for his wife of 50 years who now suffers dementia; a mother still dressing and feeding her 35-year-old son born with a severe disability
Our Living Hope
The picture we get of Peter when writing these verses is a man who can hardly contain himself. His desire is to express how richly blessed we are as God’s people.