by Nate Stevens | Aug 10, 2023 | Christian Living, Encouragement
There’s a tasty little sandwich in the Old Testament deli. We find the savory description in Haggai 1:5-7. The meat is piled neatly between two introspective slices of bread. Place Your Order For the sake of a sandwich, let’s first dissect the two pieces of bread....
by Nate Stevens | May 18, 2023 | Christian Living, Encouragement
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” (Psalm 34:8). I was talking, but not tasting. My mother-in-law, Miriam, offered to make sandwiches for lunch. Of course, who can turn down a homemade sandwich. Munching through the...
by Nate Stevens | Nov 2, 2022 | Christian Living, Encouragement, Eternity
“Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it” (Colossians 4:17) What is your ministry? Wait! Before you deny it and check out, yes, you have one. Ministry can mean many different things to different people. The word Paul used...
by Nate Stevens | Aug 30, 2022 | Encouragement
How would we look from space? Would the light from our lives stand out from the surrounding darkness? A recent post from my dear friend and tour guide extraordinaire, Michael Schneider, in Israel (WhatsApp – 972-52-555-5372) prompted these questions. Here’s his post:...
by Nate Stevens | Jun 30, 2022 | Encouragement, Eternity
“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.” (Matthew 25:13) Glancing is not the same as watching. I recently dropped my wife at a storefront so she could rush in for a few groceries. Stepping from the car, she said,...
by Nate Stevens | Jun 21, 2022 | Encouragement, Short Story
(A short story about purpose, transformation, and never settling.) The butterfly was terrified. Hurting, hungry, alone, and now captured, she wondered, “What happened to me? How did I end up like this? I never thought this could happen to me.” The Enchanted Forest The...
