I didn’t preach today, which gave me a little extra space to think and pray. In my personal Bible reading, I just finished the Gospel of Mark. As I came to the end, I was struck—again—by the story of Peter. Peter was one of Jesus’s closest friends. He wasn’t just part of the Twelve; he… Continue reading God Redeems Our Failures
In Nehemiah 7, the wall is finished. The hard part seems over. But then Nehemiah says something that changes everything: “Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy.” (Nehemiah 7:5) After months of backbreaking work, Nehemiah could have rested. Instead,… Continue reading When God Puts It on Your Heart: Remembering His Faithfulness
In Luke 19, Jesus shocks the crowd by stopping under a sycamore tree, calling Zacchaeus by name, and inviting Himself over for dinner. To the people watching, this was outrageous. Zacchaeus was a traitor, a thief, the wrong kind of sinner. But to Jesus, he was a man who was lost—and Jesus had come “to… Continue reading Bearing Witness in a World of Enemies
Do you know what a disciple is? What does Jesus want you to do?
In my house growing up, “Not Me” was basically our fourth sibling. Whenever something got broken, spilled, or mysteriously misplaced, our parents would ask “Who did this?” The answer from us three kids was always the same: “Not me.” The lamp got knocked over? Not me. Someone left the freezer door open? Definitely not me.… Continue reading Don’t Be a ‘Not Me’ Christian: Why Every Believer Has a Role in God’s Mission
Joshua Wester 