Biding Time

Biding Time

By our nature (our new nature, that is), believers are citizens of a not-yet world. Our focus and our affections are set “on things above, not on things that are on earth” (Colossians 3:2 ESV). We live in one world while waiting for the new one to come. How then do we...
Biding Time

Take That With You

Leave the past in the past. Sounds wise, doesn’t it? But aren’t there some things from the past that are worth carrying into the future? And not just worth carrying, but actually necessary? Certain memories can encourage us when our faith is weak. Lessons we’ve...
Biding Time

The Traveling Life

Psalm 139 closes with a prayer for God to lead His children “in the everlasting way,” or as one Bible translation reads, “along the path of everlasting life.” The Psalmist’s choice of wording is significant, reminding God’s children that there is a fixed destination...
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Just . . . Don’t

James 4:11–12 is one of those Bible passages that doesn’t need much study or explanation to get its meaning: “Don’t criticize each other.” Any questions? James says it in an almost in-your-face kind of way, a straight-for-the-heart admonition in see-through wrapping....