Justin Linscheid

“The deadened soul requires a greater and greater level of stimulation to arouse it. This is, of course, the downward spiral of any addiction… Just look at the progression of… Continue Reading Downward Spiral

If you listen carefully, you can often tell what kind of engine a car has. Diesel engines have a deep and distinctive rumble. Gas-powered cars give off a familiar hum.… Continue Reading What Are You Running On?

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 Sometimes we just do not know what to… Continue Reading God’s Will When Life Feels Unclear

“Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of your possession? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in… Continue Reading Delighting in Clemency

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become… Continue Reading The Generous Exchange

When I first came across a little booklet called My Heart, Christ’s Home, it gave me a picture I’ve never quite forgotten. In it, the author Robert Boyd Munger writes:“He entered… Continue Reading All the Rooms of the Heart

“You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.” 2 Corinthians 9:11… Continue Reading The Joy of Giving

Today, I want to share a short devotional thought inspired by an article from Richard Foster. He describes prayer in the life of Jesus as “the stitching that held all… Continue Reading The stitching that held all the pieces together.

Take a moment to watch this short clip from Dallas Willard: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VjCHK5jqJFE Are we expectant that God is active in our circumstances? This doesn’t mean passivity or inaction on our part.… Continue Reading Wait On The Lord

In The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis presents a conversation between a skeptical intellectual and a heavenly guide. The guide says: “You think that, because hitherto you have experienced truth only with… Continue Reading When Truth Becomes Real

This season you’re walking through may feel heavy or uncertain. But God is at work, even here. He may be using it to grow something in you that cannot be… Continue Reading God Doesn’t Waste a Hurt

Most sermons speak to me in some way. But every once in a while, there is one that feels like God Himself is speaking straight to my heart. I will… Continue Reading The God Who Blesses…