Author Archives: stevenrealife

A mentor once told me that we spend our lives in one of four places: just heading into a dark tunnel, in the middle of a tunnel seeing no light at the end, at the end of a tunnel just … Continue reading →

Jesus says in Luke 12:27-28, “Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully … Continue reading →

Matthew’s list of the genealogy of Jesus (see Matthew 1:1-16) does something uncommon in the Ancient Near East: he includes the names of five women in Jesus’ ancestry. Here they are: Tamar (Genesis 38:6-26), Rahab (Joshua 2:1-21; 6:22-25; Hebrews 11:31), … Continue reading →

When I looked out on Swiftcurrent Lake in Glacier National Park, I saw a picture of peace. Perfect peace! Don’t we all want to experience perfect peace! The prophet Isaiah tells us that one day there will be perfect peace … Continue reading →

Isaiah 2:5 says, “Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of the LORD” (NASB). Isaiah is telling the people of the southern tribes of Israel to live their lives within the boundaries of God’s commands and … Continue reading →

Job, after his life is shattered like this window in our home, says, “Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?” (Job 2:10). Sometimes life hits us hard. We feel shattered. How do we keep going? How … Continue reading →

Loaves and Fish In Luke 9:10-17 Jesus teaches the Apostles an important lesson: “I can’t” but “He can.” There is no way the Apostles could feed 5000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish. They tried to figure … Continue reading →

Luke 6:11 records that the religious leaders of the day were so “filled with rage” at Jesus that they “discussed together what they might do to Jesus” (NASB). Isn’t it interesting that the next verse says, “It was at this … Continue reading →

Jesus does not change. He is always faithful. He is always my guarantee of being in right relationship with God the Father because of His unchanging death and resurrection that paid for my sin. He is like the Cliffs of … Continue reading →