Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV) I’ve only run one competitive cross-country race, but I remember how fulfilling it was to cross the finish line. However, I have discovered that life is…
Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. Isaiah 64:4 I’m sure you remember as a child the unbearable waiting for Christmas morning and seeing all that ‘Santa’ and others brought you! In my…
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” (Proverbs 19:21, NIV). Today I read a profound statement: “You can’t fit God into your plan—He fits you into His plan.” However, we often try to fit God into our plans by saying, “God, will you bless this project?”…
“Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good” (Titus 2:14). I am here at the University of Oxford at the ISGAP Antisemitism Institute studying alongside Jews, Muslims and Christians. We are trying to develop ways to combat…
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought…