I have a confession to make: I’ve never read Revelation on my own. In fact, I’ve avoided it because it seemed like a book for Christian conspiracy theorists, numbers obsessives, and end-times enthusiasts — none … Read More
Sometimes Fields Need To Be Fallow
I messed up. For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been “writing” (in my head) a post on being fallow. Because that’s how I’ve been feeling: like a field with tapped-out soil that’s being rested … Read More
Blessed Are The Listeners
I recently told the story of The Wise Man and The Foolish Man (who build houses on rock and sand, respectively) in children’s worship, but forgot to add the line I wanted to include at … Read More
Softheartedness
It’s all over the Old Testament: the people of God are hardhearted, and it’s a big problem. This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: “Plow up the hard ground of your hearts! Do not … Read More
I wonder what God imagines for you.
Today we’re going to talk about one of my favorite Bible verses, but first, we’re going to talk about this. What can we do with a mandarin orange? We can eat it. We can make … Read More
For When You Enter The Darkness
And Moses entered into the deep darkness where God was. (Exodus 20:21, NLT) In the few months before this moment, the Israelites had experienced the 10 plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, the daily … Read More
A Great Light
I am greedy. When it comes to Isaiah 9:2, I want to use ALL the translations, because I want all the shades of meaning to be true, all at the same time. I crave the … Read More
We’re All Struggling Children
I am gaining new appreciation for how painful it is to be my heavenly parent. The vast majority of the time, it is truly not that difficult to make righteous choices. Yet, so often I … Read More
I want to be more like Nebuchadnezzar
I’m almost at the end of the Old Testament, which means that I’ve been wallowing in the prophets for a few months. And I do mean wallowing. It’s been tough to read the many and … Read More
Flipping the servant worship switch
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][My point here is probably better made in the children’s message at … Read More
