Rough Around the Edges

I was walking the shore of Lake Michigan when I encountered a lone granite rock on the beach. I picked it up and felt its smooth, rounded shape. As I rolled the rock in my hand, I thought about how the rock had been shaped by the pounding waves pressing and moving it against the […]

Sunday praise

O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me;Let them bring me to Your holy hillAnd to Your dwelling places.Then I will go to the altar of God,To God my exceeding joy;And upon the lyre I shall praise You, O God, my God. – Psalm 43:3-4, NASB

Drink and Repeat, Drink and Repeat…

Every day she trudged along this dusty, worn path, seeking to satisfy her thirst. She lowered her bucket deep into the well and strained to pull up a bucket full of water. As she raised her cupped hand to her parched mouth and drank, she knew she would be back here tomorrow; her thirst would […]

FOMO Worship

Do you suffer from FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) when it comes to worshiping God? In Numbers 9, God told Moses, “Now, let the sons of Israel observe the Passover at its appointed time (2, NASB).” He instructed them to “observe it according to all its statutes and according to all its ordinances (3).” So […]

Sunday Praise

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;Let those who love Your salvation say continually,“The LORD be magnified!” – Psalm 46:16, NASB

No Offense

There’s an interesting line in Matthew 17:24-27. In verse 27, Jesus said, “So we do not offend them.” It’s a cautionary statement for us to note. Even though Jesus is in the right, he is still sensitive to those who question what he is doing. In this passage, the collectors of the temple tax ask […]

Confronting Doubt in God

It’s a difficult thing to trust someone, particularly if it’s something that is important to you. Yet it is a powerful thing when we can trust someone with our life. That level of trust says a lot about what we think of that person. Proverbs 3:5 tells us to “Trust in the LORD with all […]

Sunday Praise

Why, my soul, are you downcast?Why so disturbed within me?Put your hope in God,for I will yet praise him,my Savior and my God. – Psalm 42:11, NIV

Building Up, Not Tearing Down

The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? Proverbs 18:14 (NIV) How does a spirit get broken? Too often by the words and deeds of others. What we do to others can either build up their spirit or crush it. When the spirit of another is broken, it can […]

Image Bearers

It’s a phrase you hear when people look at children or a baby and their parents. “She looks like her father,” or “he looks like his mother.” Children are the image bearers of their parents. It’s a trait that goes back to Adam and Eve. Genesis 5:1 tells us, “When God created mankind, he made […]