Love God, Love Others
I thought I would have some profound breakthrough revelation. What I got instead was something simple and powerful.
Read MoreJoy Comes in the Morning
This year has been hard on all of us in a variety of ways. We've all dealt with hardships, whether it's sickness, loss, isolation, or any number of things. It doesn’t have to end there, though.
Read MoreLeaving a Legacy
I learned a lot from Doc, and not just information about the ancient world and the Old Testament. He taught me a lot about life.
Read MoreThe Strength of the Tongue
Maybe I'm just getting old and my skin isn’t as thick as it once was. Or maybe things are actually different. Or maybe nothing has really changed, and I’m just now more aware of it.
Read MoreThe Weight of Debt
Debt can pile up quickly, and each time that debt gets a little bit bigger and a little bit bigger, it seems like the weight on your shoulders gets a little bit heavier and a little bit heavier.
Read MoreWorking through the Silence (A Christmas Reflection)
It seems that no matter how hard I try, I always end up in times of silence. It's like my brain knows what to do, but none of it really connects to the rest of my body. I work hard to connect to God, but it all feels empty and pointless. It doesn’t seem like He’s there because I don’t get any responses.
Read MoreA Lesson in Patience
We live in a very impatient society. With free two-day shipping and instant streaming, we have a hard time waiting for anything. If there’s anything that knows a thing about waiting, it was Joseph.
Read MoreListening to God
What happens when what you think will happen doesn’t? Abraham had been promised since he was 75 years old that his descendants would have the land of Canaan. Yet, here he was in his mid-80s with no child.
Read MoreKeeping Faith
The idea of holiness is a simple one, but it’s a tough one. To be holy means to be separate from evil. Sacred. Pure. Clean. To be holy means to keep yourself from evil and evil intentions.
Read MoreMaking Something out of Nothing
Their plans have been ruined and now they’re back at camp, licking their wounds, when God comes up with another plan.
Read MoreHuman Wisdom vs. Godly Wisdom
Recently, I posted amount Achan’s sin and issues with the attack on Ai, but there’s more to the story of Ai than just Achan’s sin. There was another problem.
Read MoreOurs Sins Affect Others
They had done it. It was a miracle. A miracle no one had seen before. All they did was march around the city walls for seven days. On the seventh day, they circled seven times and then blew their trumpets. The walls fell, and the city was theirs.
Read MoreCleaning Out Your Camp: Reconnecting with God
In the book of Joshua, the Israelites begin to move into the Promised Land to receive what God promised to Abraham hundred of years earlier. They start their conquest with an impressive victory at Jericho, where God brings down the walls of one of the most heavily fortified cities around. After Jericho, they set their sights on to the city of Ai, a much smaller city that should have been an easy victory. However, the people of Ai hold strong and send the Israelites into a retreat, losing 36 of their men in the process.
What gives? Why did God abandon them?
Read MoreEscaping the Dark Wood of Error
What happens when we’ve strayed so far that we can’t see the path anymore? Dante gives us a little insight in the first canto of his masterpiece, The Inferno.
Read MoreWhat My Gallbladder Taught Me about the Body of Christ
Over Spring Break we went to the beach for a few days, but I never made it out of the hotel room. What followed gave me a new insight into the church body.
Read MoreBuilding Proper Foundations of Faith
Everyone needs a solid foundation on which to build their faith, but what happens when you build on the wrong foundation?
Read MoreJourney through the Lent Season - Holy Week
Lent is a season of fasting, repentance, and preparation for Easter. In this final part, I look at how Holy Week gave me a deeper insight into heaven.
Read MoreJourney through the Lent Season - Halfway Home
Lent is a season of fasting, repentance, and preparation for Easter. In part 2 of this 3-part series, I look at the struggling of the midway point.
Read MoreJourney through the Lent Season - What I Learned in the First Days
Lent is a season of fasting, repentance, and preparation for Easter. In this three-part series, I took a look at lessons I learned during this season.
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