2 Samuel 6:13 And when those who bore the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened animal. How do you react when things go south? What you hoped for, prayed for, believed for, collapses before the finish line. You’re left standing in a lane of confusion Continue Reading…
Jeremiah 17:7 Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. Keep trusting me, Becky, the Lord whispered. As I looked out the 4th floor window from our Washington DC hotel room, the beauty of the old church across the street caught my Continue Reading…
Luke 24:21 “But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.” Easter is coming! We live in a world jam packed with fears and anxieties. So much tragic news bombards our airwaves that I think many folks are losing the capacity to even recognize good news. And Easter Continue Reading…
Job 2:10 ”Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” Much of life comes as a mixed bag. Highs, lows, clarity, confusion, peace, anxiety. This past holiday I experienced a little bit of everything. Our plans at Christmas entailed driving to Ohio to visit my brother Continue Reading…
Philippians 3:13-14 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. A car rear-ended me the other Continue Reading…
Psalm 22:5 “To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put to shame.” If you believe the Dunkin Donuts’ advertisement, you would think America runs on Dunkin. I’m not so sure I agree with their clever slogan, but just about everything runs on something. Even Christianity. Continue Reading…
Revelation 21:4 “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Ka ching; Ka ching; Ka ching. I found myself depositing a lot of coins in my sad Continue Reading…
Isaiah 61:1 “…He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted….” Not long ago I had the opportunity to fly to Colorado Springs for a conference. I was excited to be heading back to Colorado. I had attended graduate school at the University of Colorado and worked there a year Continue Reading…