2 Chronicles 32:18 Then they called out in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to terrify them and make them afraid in order to capture the city. [NIV] Know what the modus operandi of the enemy of our soul is, has been and always will Continue Reading…
Jeremiah 43:1-3; 7 When Jeremiah finished telling all the people the whole Message that their God had sent him to give them… all the self-important men, said to Jeremiah, “Liar! Our God never sent you with this message telling us not to go to Egypt and live…. They entered the Continue Reading…
Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. “Do you feel the world is broken? We do….” pens lyricists Andrew Peterson and Ben Shive. Recent events underscore that sad affirmation. Evil is rising in the world. It’s falling on cities like Kiev, on school children Continue Reading…
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. “I just don’t believe anymore.” Those words reflect the mindset of many these days who describe themselves as “deconstructing” their faith. Simply stated, deconstructionism refers to the widespread movement of former Christians dismantling their faith, saying Continue Reading…
Luke 23:1-2 “Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. And they began to accuse him….” How do you treat the words of those who disagree with you? The responses to Jesus’ words at his trial seem pretty typical of fallen, human nature. The Pharisees wanted to Continue Reading…
1 Kings 19:4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” An old friend came Continue Reading…
Judges 21:25 “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.” I love the Bible and read it every day, but I have to admit, when my reading cycle lands on Judges, I become reluctant. The book records, arguably, the most sordid chapter in Israel’s history. Continue Reading…
Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.” Is anything worth losing Jesus? I’ve been reading The Dusty Ones: Why Wandering Deepens Your Faith by A.J. Swoboda. In one of the chapters, “Losing Jesus,” Swoboda writes how even Continue Reading…
Mark 13:5 Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you.” One of my students recently gave a speech on the importance of telling the truth. She cited a study stating a whopping 60% of people lie at least once during a 10-minute conversation. The most common culprit behind Continue Reading…
James 1:22 “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” Does your thinking ever trick you into believing you possess a certain quality simply because you’ve heard about it? In 1974, Chip and I transformed our Chevy van into something that resembled an RV. With a makeshift Continue Reading…