The bias of tradition, reason, and experience can dig a canyon of unbelief unless we embrace the humble works and way of Jesus.

For twelve years, she suffered from an embarrassing medical condition, spending all that she had on failed treatments, leaving her body worse in the end than at the beginning. Where else could she turn for hope when everything she tried failed?

Jesus calls every follower to leave the fan life behind and follow Him into the neighborhoods, workplaces, teams, gyms, and wherever people gather in our unique contexts.

Justice in this life can be elusive. But, in His sovereign love, God will ensure ultimate justice at the end of this age.

Like the Eldorado seekers, we can search for ultimate fulfillment from sources that drain our souls instead of filling them with treasure only Jesus can provide.

The fig tree was made to produce fruit, but when it doesn’t, it siphons nutrients and depletes the potential fruit-making from the other trees. We, too, were made to bear fruit but of the spiritual kind.