Doug Resler
@reslerd.bsky.social
Christian. Husband. Father. Pastor. Professor. Missionary. CU Buff fan.
If you are like me, prayer isn’t always easy. It’s hard to know what to say to the Lord of the universe. That’s why He actually gives us prayers to pray in the Scriptures. #BIY2025
Prayer — The Intersection
Readings for today: Philippians 1-4 If you are like me, prayer isn’t always easy. It’s hard to know what to say to the Lord of the universe. What do you tell someone who already knows everything? How...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If you are like me, prayer isn’t always easy. It’s hard to know what to say to the Lord of the universe. That’s why He actually gives us prayers to pray in the Scriptures. #BIY2025
True freedom comes from surrender. Surrender to the Holy Spirit and all He wants for your life. When we give our lives completely over to Him, we will fear nothing in this world. #BIY2025
Surrender — The Intersection
Readings for today: Acts 27-28 The Book of Acts ends with the Apostle Paul living under house arrest in Rome awaiting trial before Caesar for his faith in Jesus Christ and his belief in the resurrect...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
True freedom comes from surrender. Surrender to the Holy Spirit and all He wants for your life. When we give our lives completely over to Him, we will fear nothing in this world. #BIY2025
How in the world could anyone who died on a cross claim to be the Savior of anything? The answer is resurrection. Only the resurrection makes sense of the cross. The resurrection sets Jesus apart from every other would-be messiah in the world. #BIY2025
Testimony — The Intersection
Readings for today: Acts 24-26 Felix. Festus. Agrippa. Bernice. Caesar. Religious leaders. Pagan governors. Roman emperors. The Apostle Paul testified before them all. On what charges? Was he stirrin...
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December 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
How in the world could anyone who died on a cross claim to be the Savior of anything? The answer is resurrection. Only the resurrection makes sense of the cross. The resurrection sets Jesus apart from every other would-be messiah in the world. #BIY2025
Discernment is a complex process involving a lot of different voices. Perhaps the most important thing we can do is walk with open hands, a humble heart, and a listening ear that is attuned to God’s voice. #BIY2025
Discernment — The Intersection
Readings for today: Acts 20:4-38, 21-22, 23:1-35 Discernment isn’t always easy. Sure, there are some things the Bible makes clear. Moral issues like murder, theft, deceit, and sexual immorality are c...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Discernment is a complex process involving a lot of different voices. Perhaps the most important thing we can do is walk with open hands, a humble heart, and a listening ear that is attuned to God’s voice. #BIY2025
The love of God is the most powerful force in the universe. It bears all things. Believes all things. Hopes all things. Endures all things. It never fails. #BIY2025
Love — The Intersection
Readings for tomorrow: Romans 13-16 The love of God is the most powerful force in the universe. It bears all things. Believes all things. Hopes all things. Endures all things. And never, ever fails. ...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The love of God is the most powerful force in the universe. It bears all things. Believes all things. Hopes all things. Endures all things. It never fails. #BIY2025
It’s hard to overstate the radical inclusivity of the gospel. Whatever the world marks as a “distinction” that sets a group of people apart - for good or for ill - the gospel tears down those barriers. #BIY2025
Inclusivity — The Intersection
Readings for today: Romans 9-12 It’s hard to overstate the radical inclusivity of the gospel. It includes people from every tribe, tongue, and nation. It includes people from every social and economi...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It’s hard to overstate the radical inclusivity of the gospel. Whatever the world marks as a “distinction” that sets a group of people apart - for good or for ill - the gospel tears down those barriers. #BIY2025
There is a difference between God’s view and my view. His view is unlimited, mine is limited. His view is unobstructed, mine is obstructed by all kinds of anxiety and fear and sinful desires. Thankfully, God wants to give us His eyes to see. #BIY2025
Open Spaces — The Intersection
Readings for today: Romans 5-8 My view of life can be so narrow at times. I am limited by my lack of understanding. Limited by my lack of experience. Limited by my finite abilities. Limited by my emo...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
There is a difference between God’s view and my view. His view is unlimited, mine is limited. His view is unobstructed, mine is obstructed by all kinds of anxiety and fear and sinful desires. Thankfully, God wants to give us His eyes to see. #BIY2025
“Abraham did not waver in unbelief…because he was fully convinced that what God had promised, he was also able to do. Therefore, it was credited to him for righteousness.” This is true faith. #BIY2025
Faith — The Intersection
Readings for today: Acts 20:1-3, Romans 1-4 What is faith? Some believe it to be wishful thinking. Some believe it to be blind hope. Some confuse it with a feeling. Some think it utter foolishness. A...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“Abraham did not waver in unbelief…because he was fully convinced that what God had promised, he was also able to do. Therefore, it was credited to him for righteousness.” This is true faith. #BIY2025
“My grace is sufficient for you.” There’s incredible freedom in those words. Freedom from the need to prove myself. Freedom from the need to impress others. Freedom from the need to perform. Freedom from the fear of being vulnerable. #BIY2025
Weakness — The Intersection
Readings for today: 2 Corinthians 10-13 I was sixteen when I first went to see a counselor. It was something my mom set up in the wake of an intervention with my dad over his alcoholism that didn’t g...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“My grace is sufficient for you.” There’s incredible freedom in those words. Freedom from the need to prove myself. Freedom from the need to impress others. Freedom from the need to perform. Freedom from the fear of being vulnerable. #BIY2025
Do you feel the freedom to be truly known? Do you feel the pressure to perform? Let go of the need to be perfect. Let go of the need for recognition or affirmation or influence. Place your hope in God alone. #BIY2025
Authenticity — The Intersection
Readings for today: 2 Corinthians 5-9 I recently received a great compliment. A person in my church family shared with me that one of the things they appreciated most about my leadership was my authe...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Do you feel the freedom to be truly known? Do you feel the pressure to perform? Let go of the need to be perfect. Let go of the need for recognition or affirmation or influence. Place your hope in God alone. #BIY2025
Perhaps the thing I am most thankful for this year is that God never gives up. Not on me. Not on you. Not on the world. #BIY2025
Happy Thanksgiving! — The Intersection
Readings for today: 2 Corinthians 1-4 Like many Americans, I will gather with family today and feast and celebrate all everything I am thankful for in my life. My family, particularly my wife and chi...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Perhaps the thing I am most thankful for this year is that God never gives up. Not on me. Not on you. Not on the world. #BIY2025
Without the death and resurrection of Christ, we are fools. We would be better off to eat and drink and party and make the most out of life because death wins. Literally everything rests on this fundamental truth. #BIY2025
Fundamentals — The Intersection
Readings for today: 1 Corinthians 15-16 Boil the Christian faith down and what do you get? A man hanging on a cross, buried in a tomb, rising from the grave three days later. This is the heart of our...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Without the death and resurrection of Christ, we are fools. We would be better off to eat and drink and party and make the most out of life because death wins. Literally everything rests on this fundamental truth. #BIY2025
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.” (1 Corinthians 13:7-8a CSB) #BIY2025
Love — The Intersection
Readings for today: 1 Corinthians 12-14 “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.” (1 Corinthians 13:7-8a CSB) Our world is so confused ...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.” (1 Corinthians 13:7-8a CSB) #BIY2025
Self-discipline is never easy. We are our own worst enemies and we all know it. God has a plan for our lives but it is a plan that requires self-discipline and self-discipline is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. A gift from God to those who follow Him. #BIY2025
Discipline — The Intersection
Readings for today: 1 Corinthians 9-11 I’ve been a pastor for almost twenty-five years now. I’ve spent thousands of hours counseling hundreds of people in that time. I’ve covered the gamut of issues ...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Self-discipline is never easy. We are our own worst enemies and we all know it. God has a plan for our lives but it is a plan that requires self-discipline and self-discipline is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. A gift from God to those who follow Him. #BIY2025
Jews and Christians have historically practiced sexual restraint. They saw sex as a sacred act that bonded one man with one woman for a lifetime. #BIY2025
Sex — The Intersection
Readings for today: 1 Corinthians 5-8 Homer’s Iliad . The poetry of Sappho and Ovid. Pindar’s Odes . Plato’s Symposium . The Sacred Band of Thebes. The Greek and Roma...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Jews and Christians have historically practiced sexual restraint. They saw sex as a sacred act that bonded one man with one woman for a lifetime. #BIY2025
The gospel exposes us to the truth of our condition. We are foolish, weak, poor, and powerless. Only Christ is the wisdom and power of God. And those who are simple and humble in faith find their hope in Him. #BIY2025
Simplicity — The Intersection
Readings for today: 1 Corinthians 1-4 Sometimes we make life too complicated. This is true for the Christian faith as well. We build elaborate theological systems and police adherence to them through...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The gospel exposes us to the truth of our condition. We are foolish, weak, poor, and powerless. Only Christ is the wisdom and power of God. And those who are simple and humble in faith find their hope in Him. #BIY2025
Those who place their faith in Jesus Christ are baptized in the name of the Triune God and become indwelt by Him. They literally become a new creation. This is not something any human can perform or achieve on their own. It is the gift of God. #BIY2025
John’s Baptism — The Intersection
Readings for today: Acts 18:19-28, 19:1-41 Baptism can be a confusing subject. The word itself, in the Greek, simply means “immersion.” It has been used in a variety of contexts over the centuries. I...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Those who place their faith in Jesus Christ are baptized in the name of the Triune God and become indwelt by Him. They literally become a new creation. This is not something any human can perform or achieve on their own. It is the gift of God. #BIY2025
God calls us to be thankful. Yes, there is much that is wrong in the world. Evil and injustice. These must be resisted. However, God calls us to look to the places where faith is flourishing and love increasing. This is where gratitude begins. #BIY2025
Thanksgiving — The Intersection
Readings for today: 2 Thessalonians 1-3 We are heading into Thanksgiving week. If your family is like mine, you have adult children flying in from all over the country or perhaps planning to drive do...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
God calls us to be thankful. Yes, there is much that is wrong in the world. Evil and injustice. These must be resisted. However, God calls us to look to the places where faith is flourishing and love increasing. This is where gratitude begins. #BIY2025
Faith. Hope. Love. These are the greater gifts according to Paul. These are the core values of the Christian faith and those who seek to live by them will never be disappointed. #BIY2025
Faith, Hope, and Love — The Intersection
Readings for today: 1 Thessalonians 1-5 Many years ago, a person in the church I served began to decline mentally. As part of her decline, she began to fixate on me and all the ways I was letting her...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Faith. Hope. Love. These are the greater gifts according to Paul. These are the core values of the Christian faith and those who seek to live by them will never be disappointed. #BIY2025
Are we prepared to give a defense of the gospel? Are we ready to give an answer for the hope that lies within? Do we share our faith in Christ with those around us? #BIY2025
On Trial — The Intersection
Readings for today: Acts 17, 18:1-18 I teach evangelism and mission at Denver Seminary once or twice a year and always spend time unpacking this text from Acts. Paul’s defense of the gospel in Athens...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Are we prepared to give a defense of the gospel? Are we ready to give an answer for the hope that lies within? Do we share our faith in Christ with those around us? #BIY2025
Managing conflict is hard. Whether it is within our family, among friends, at school or work, or in the church; it’s never easy. But no matter what conflict you may be facing in your life, God calls us to forgiveness and reconciliation. #BIY2025
Conflict — The Intersection
Readings for today: Acts 15-16 Managing conflict is hard. Whether it is within our family, among friends, at school or work, or in the church; it’s never easy. There are a lot of feelings to process....
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November 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Managing conflict is hard. Whether it is within our family, among friends, at school or work, or in the church; it’s never easy. But no matter what conflict you may be facing in your life, God calls us to forgiveness and reconciliation. #BIY2025
Galatians is the manifesto for Christian freedom. The freedom we have in Christ. The freedom Christ won for us on the cross. #BIY2025
Freedom — The Intersection
Readings for today: Galatians 4-6 Galatians is the manifesto for Christian freedom. The freedom we have in Christ. The freedom Christ won for us on the cross. Without Jesus, we are enslaved. Enslaved...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Galatians is the manifesto for Christian freedom. The freedom we have in Christ. The freedom Christ won for us on the cross. #BIY2025
“I’ve been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Gal. 2:20) For me, this verse sums up the Christian life. #BIY2025
Crucifixion — The Intersection
Readings for today: Galatians 1-3 Galatians 2:20 is one of my favorite verses in all the Bible. “I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live i...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“I’ve been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Gal. 2:20) For me, this verse sums up the Christian life. #BIY2025
Wisdom is the key to living well in this world. And thankfully, the Book of James teaches us all we need to know about how to gain wisdom. #BIY2025
Wisdom — The Intersection
Readings for today: James 1-5 It’s been observed by many in our world today that we are inundated with knowledge. We have more information at our fingertips than ever before. There is more news in on...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Wisdom is the key to living well in this world. And thankfully, the Book of James teaches us all we need to know about how to gain wisdom. #BIY2025
Anything that becomes more important to us than God becomes an enslaving power in our lives. Idols control us. The thought of losing them makes us angry, anxious, depressed, guilty, or ashamed. The only way to be set free from the enslaving power of idolatry is to turn to Jesus. #BIY2025
Gods — The Intersection
Readings for today: Acts 12-14 The key issue in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation is idolatry. It is humanity’s besetting sin. We simply cannot get away from it. From the moment Adam and Eve chose...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Anything that becomes more important to us than God becomes an enslaving power in our lives. Idols control us. The thought of losing them makes us angry, anxious, depressed, guilty, or ashamed. The only way to be set free from the enslaving power of idolatry is to turn to Jesus. #BIY2025