Author: mbaye

Scripture: Colossians 3:23–24 Paul’s vision reaches beyond our homes and into our daily work and responsibilities. A job can easily become merely a way to make money, gain recognition, or achieve personal security. School can become simply a place to get what we need for ourselves. But a renewed mind sees these places differently. God […]

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1–2 God’s renewing work changes the way we see the people closest to us. Our homes can easily become places where we expect our own needs to be met, where we seek comfort, or where we simply try to keep everything under control. But God gives us a larger vision: our homes can […]

Scripture: Romans 12:1 Paul describes giving our bodies to God as a “living and holy sacrifice.” Worship, then, is not limited to what happens in a church building. The whole of our lives can become an offering to God. Our work, conversations, relationships, responsibilities, and choices can all become ways of responding to His mercy. […]

Scripture: Romans 12:1–2 We all live toward some picture of what we think the “good life” looks like. Our habits, time, money, relationships, and choices often reveal what we believe will finally make us happy or secure. Paul reminds us that the world is constantly trying to shape that picture for us. Advertising, culture, and […]

Scripture: Matthew 13:3–8 (the Parable of the Sower); Romans 6:3–4 “For we were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that… we too might walk in newness of life.” (Romans 6:4) We don’t know which hearts are which kind of soil — hard, rocky, thorny, or good. We’re simply called to keep […]