Are you saved? It’s a question associated with overly enthusiastic or exceptionally earnest evangelists, knocking on doors and chatting you up in coffee shops. But it’s also a question …| Like An Anchor
One of the interesting, seemingly contradictory, things about Christianity is that it is both very simple and deeply complex. The basics of following God are easily grasped once He opens your mind to understand, and at the same time there’s so much depth to His truth that you’ll never exhaust the possibility for learning more. … Read more The Depth and the Simplicity of Christ| Like An Anchor
The more I study the Bible, its historic context, and the languages it was originally written in, the more I realize that native English speakers are not well equipped to wrap our minds around Hebr…| Like An Anchor
Imagine if, when you first started dating someone, you could visit a website and download a manual about them. As crazy as that sounds, it’s not impossible to envision, as AI increasingly shapes our world daily. Yet, while a manual might help, it could never replace the intimacy of getting to know someone through spending […]| Esther Press
There is great depth to the entire Bible, but for me, Paul’s writings in particular are something I can come back to over and over again and keep discovering deeper meaning. I wrote about Phi…| Like An Anchor
Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been pondering a topic that I’ve had such a difficult time writing about that I skipped one of my regular posting weeks and then picked another topic fo…| Like An Anchor
You might have read that title and wondered if I’ve lost my faith or my mind. But I wanted an attention-grabbing title to talk about something that I think of whenever I’m reading isola…| Like An Anchor
Today’s post is the second in a three-part series. In these posts, we’re looking at the introductions of Paul’s epistles and examining how Paul talks about himself, how Paul talks…| Like An Anchor
As I was reading Galatians a couple weeks ago, I was struck by how much Paul packs into those first couple sentences of the letter. He introduces himself, explains his qualifications for writing to…| Like An Anchor
I recently read a social media discussion centered on the issue of women in ministry. Without going into too much detail, the original post criticized the idea of “women pastors,” and s…| Like An Anchor
There are a few verses that talk about God’s breath. In 2 Timothy 3:26, Paul makes a famous statement about scripture. He says, “Every scripture is inspired by God and useful …| Like An Anchor
I’ve missed a couple weeks of blogging since our daughter was born, but I’m hoping to get back to weekly posts soon. For now, bi-weekly might be more doable (we’ll see how things …| Like An Anchor
Today’s post is our 5th on Jesus’s model prayer. If you need/want to catch up on the previous posts, here are the links: “Hallowed Be Your Name,” “May Your Kingdom Com…| Like An Anchor
Today, we’re continuing our study of Jesus’s model prayer. If you missed any of the others, here are the links: “Hallowed Be Your Name,” “May Your Kingdom Come,”…| Like An Anchor
After writing about the phrases “Hallowed Be Your Name” and “May Your Kingdom Come” from Jesus’s model prayer, I think it might be good to just keep going and study th…| Like An Anchor
When I wrote about the phrase “hallowed be your name” at the beginning of Jesus’s model prayer (also known as the Lord’s Prayer), I hadn’t intended to write any follow…| Like An Anchor
Sometimes when I pray, I think of Jesus’s model prayer (often called “the Lord’s Prayer”) as an outline to keep my mind from wandering or to help me think of things I should…| Like An Anchor