As Christians, it is sometimes easy to allow our life experiences, vulnerabilities, or outside influences to sway our perspective of God. We recognize that He is powerful and can do anything and yet work past exhaustion, as if God depends on our efforts to [...]
A deep dive into chapter 26 of Genesis reveals three lessons from the journey of Isaac. Each of these lessons provides us with strength and encouragement to push forward towards the will that God has laid out for you. May you find assurance as you learn from the lessons and story of Isaac.
I was shopping in a store recently and saw a pile of stunningly wrapped presents. Glimmering with wrapping paper and gold bows the gifts looked splendid. They were organized beautifully under a Christmas tree with all the colors of Christmas on full display. They [...]
God is infinite and we are finite, and there will always be things that finite humanity does not know about our infinitely, almighty God. But in His grace, God invites His followers to search the Scriptures daily to learn and discover God’s character and [...]
“Bitterness and resentment only hurt one person, and it's not the person we're resenting - it's us.” Alana Stewert [1] Recently a friend shared this with me: “They accused us of some awful things! Things that were untrue, mean and very hurtful. I never [...]
For generations the Israelites longed for an earthly king. A man who would rule on an earthly throne providing for their physical and material needs. However, that wasn't God's plan. While God gave them land and men to govern over them, His intention was [...]
Sometimes the unexpected things teach you the most about God. Puppy training has been a lot of that for me. Scarlett, our new puppy, has been cute, stubborn, fragile, reckless, obedient, naughty and everything in between. We have laughed at her, been annoyed by [...]
I felt like the Israelites in the desert the other day. While nothing major went wrong in my day there were a bunch of small mishaps that got me complaining and grumbling about one thing after the other. As I laid down that evening [...]
One of my favorite American movies as a child was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It’s a great fictional adventure movie where Indiana Jones, the main character, enters a dangerous tomb to search for magic rocks and to free some children from [...]
The greatest miracle from the book of Jonah is not the calming of a storm or the giant fish used as a rescue vessel, perhaps the greatest miracle is the unrelenting love of God for an undeserving and rebellious people. The character of God is on display throughout this book. We see four powerful themes in the book of Jonah that hopefully will inspire, encourage and strengthen you as you serve the Lord in ministry.
