So I'm almost halfway through my Bible study on walking with God through the desert. I haven't been able to watch any of the videos yet, but just the reading has been incredibly convicting. Mostly what I've gleaned from this …
Trust and Obey
It's the phrase I haven't been able to get out of my head for the past few months. The snippet of the old hymn, "Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey." Then the Lord whispered …
If We Only Believed
Years ago I had a personal spiritual crisis. I'd languished through my teens, twenties, and into my thirties with no confidence, believing myself to be worthless, unlovable, and a complete failure at everything I tried. My …
An Observation About Storms
Last week, our pastor preached the parable of the house built on the rock versus the house built on the sand. He spent a lot of time talking about storms--the fact that they come on all of us, that they can be devastating or …
Each Day Has Enough Worry of Its Own
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? . . . But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will …
God’s Part, My Part
Have you ever noticed this in the account of Noah? Genesis 6:20-21 -- Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. You are to …
How Genesis 3:21 Illustrates Proverbs 10:12
Yes, this is another one of those posts born out of Professor Horner's Bible Reading Plan. As I've said before, I love how reading in different places all in one day often yields unexpected juxtapositions. Today's involves …
A Living and Holy Sacrifice
Don't you love how Scripture just comes alive sometimes? Here's my newest "find." I was reading in Deuteronomy about the fact that a sacrifice had to be without defect. While I've long understood Christ as that perfect …
When “That’s the Way I Am” Is No Longer an Excuse
I am not a morning person. I've said that all my life. And it. is. true. However . . . The Lord and I were wrestling through many of the nights last week over my stress. I knew I was stressed because I wasn't eating well …
Which Mirror?
Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the Word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes …