New Series for December

Next week I will begin posting, in a series of installments on Tuesdays and Thursdays, an article titled “Encroaching Light.” I decided to publish it in segments so that you can reflect on the scripture and what each post presents. As you read these posts over the next two weeks, think about what it means […]

Bringing Order to Life

Sometimes it’s hard to think that God wants to help bring order to our life. In chaotic moments, when things seem out of control, he offers a way to bring order to your life with His word. He knows you and all the little details in your life. This is the same God who guided […]

Sunday praise

“The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.” – Exodus 15:2 (NIV)

Thanksgiving Everyday

Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, but everyday should be thanksgiving to God for the love and grace he lavishes on us. Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High; Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor […]

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 […]