Biblical Resources for Everyday Life
Many voices – authors and speakers, shrinks, and preachers – advise us on how live productive and meaningful lives. Some realistically weave together issues of the spirit, mind, and body and accurately reflect biblical truth. Their perspectives have deeply enriched my life and ministry.
Others address mental and physical issues but neglect, minimize, or distort deeper – and more basic – spiritual concerns. Still others address spiritual concerns but disregard physiological or mental realities. Here you can read reviews of what these voices are telling us and find significant quotes from their works.
Billy Graham asks “What testimony are you passing on to those following you?” and guides us to live our days to ensure that we’re “finishing well.”
Each Good Friday I open Robert Doares’ book to gaze at his drawing of the crucifixion. I stand with Doares behind the cross and see what Jesus sees.
Read moreBolted into a socket in front of the platform of the Presbyterian Church of Old Greenwich, Connecticut stands a 5-foot bulky wooden cross. It’s intrusive. The preacher has to walk around it before the congregation can see him. The message is clear: this church wants the cross to intrude into our lives.
Read moreAlice E. Chase’s poem, To My Grown-up Son, tugs at our hearts and helps protect us from wasting time that’s better spent on love.
Read moreThe Tower of Geburah makes spiritual reality tangible. Each time I read it I taste new joys. From pre-teen to adult, here is a read you will treasure.
Read moreCooke journeys from depression to joy. On his journey, he lets go of striving to please God and leans that God’s pleasure is free for the taking.
This must read article, The Spoon Theory, builds understanding between those with “hidden disabilities” and those who “can’t relate” to their struggle.