BP 224 I recently met a woman named Tori at a Christian ministry retreat in Sweden. She is serving with a parachurch organization in a town outside Stockholm. Due to…
BP 223 Do you remember the account of Jesus sailing across the stormy Sea of Galilee with his disciples toward the territory of the Gadarenes and the encounter with the…
BP 222 Quoting someone else, a pastor once said something like, “God is often not as interested in what He can do for you as what He wants to do…
BP 221 Does Jesus want you to be perfect? Yes, he commands you to be perfect in Matthew 5:48. Does Jesus want you to be a perfectionist? No (unless you’re…
BP 220 The night is very dark when the large ship glides soundlessly into the harbor. Now why would someone say the night is very dark? Is not night always…
BP 219 Do you hunger for food that will sate your appetite? Are you thirsty for a drink that will slake your desire? The Bible often talks about hunger and…
BP 218 I still remember that moment fifty years later. Half a century ago! I was sitting in my high school psychology class when it happened . . . Flash…
BP 217 Time. Time is fleeting. “Time flies when you’re having fun” (or, according to Kermit the Frog, “Time’s fun when you’re having flies”). We are constrained by time. What…
BP 216 More than thirty years ago now, my wife and I and our young children left the family, friendships, and familiarity of Minnesota and moved to SoCal—southern California. We…
BP 215 Have you ever had that sinking feeling in your stomach that comes when your mind is reminded of something, something that is not simply undesirable but intensely emotional?…