Jordan Raynor

1 week ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Jordan Raynor

The future founder of LEGO wasn’t yet 6 years old when he created his first toy. The hands that would one day mold plastic into the world’s most popular plaything started with much simpler materials: a stone and some string. Where others might see an ordinary rock, young Ole Kirk Christiansen saw potential. Few people know Christiansen’s story, but once you do, you’ll never look at a pile of shiny LEGO bricks—or your own work—the same way again.

1 week ago | biblicalleadership.com | Jordan Raynor

See, I will create new heavens and a new earth…my chosen ones will long enjoy the work of their hands. They will not labor in vain —Isaiah 65:17,22-23)I talk a lot about the work God's Word promises we will do for eternity. But I know this is a wild and new idea for many. If that's you, let me bring you up to speed in three bullets:Nobody will spend eternity "in heaven." God promises to bring heaven to earth and to dwell with us here forever (Rev. 21:1-5).

2 weeks ago | biblicalleadership.com | Jordan Raynor

Be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." —Hebrews 13:5Today concludes our series exploring couplets of biblical truths that God calls us to hold in tension. Here's our final piece of double-sided wisdom: Desire Good Things AND Be Content in All Things. Many Christians don't feel permission to desire.

4 weeks ago | biblicalleadership.com | Jordan Raynor

Test LinkArticlesDevotionsVideoseBooksPodcastsChurch SuppliersBook ReviewsHomeeBooksDevotionsPodcastsArticlesChurch SuppliersVideosOur WritersTopicsServant LeadershipLeadership Development & DiscipleshipConflict & CriticismVision & CultureBook ReviewsMore TopicsMy AccountProfileSuch confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.

1 month ago | biblicalleadership.com | Jordan Raynor

…because so many people were coming and going that [the apostles] did not even have a chance to eat, [Jesus] said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. (Mark 6:31-32)Job 11:6 says that, "True wisdom has two sides." Which is why we're exploring five pieces of "double-sided wisdom" in this series—couplets of paradoxical truths that God calls us to hold in tension. Here's today's: Enjoy Self-Care AND Embrace Self-Sacrifice.