Read the Whole Label
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!” Isaiah 5:20 (ESV) Walk down any grocery aisle and the front of the box
Trusting the Catcher
“When I thought, 'My foot slips,' your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.” Psalm 94:18 (ESV) As a child, did you love the circus? The spectacle, the animals, the clowns (who doesn’t love clowns?), the excitement. But perhaps one of
Finding Hope You Feel Lost
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV) We were talking with friends recently who needed consoling about a season
Trusting His Promise
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV) Before starting out on a long road trip, what’s one
The Weight We Weren’t Meant To Carry
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 (ESV) Around this time every August, most of us are carrying something we never agreed to pick up. The suitcase is still half
Faith in the Dark
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?" Psalm 27:1 (ESV) Moses was born beneath the shadow of a death sentence. Pharaoh had commanded that every Hebrew son be thrown into the Nile. For Israelite parents, the
You Are Here For A Reason
"And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Esther 4:14 (ESV) Most of us have looked around at some point in our lives and wondered, “How did I end up here?” Maybe it’s a
Jack Hibbs: Impacting Culture with a Biblical Worldview
Jack Hibbs is the senior and founding pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, based in Southern California, the Founder & President of Real Life ministry, and a nationally syndicated TV & Radio host. Jack and his wife, Lisa, began a home
Which Soil?
"As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience." Luke 8:15 (ESV) One of the most searching passages in all of Scripture
God Is Still With Us
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31 (ESV) Each week, we highlight verses in Scripture that have spoken to us that week. Sometimes, we run across sad passages and