Those of us who live in the United states are on the cusp of a monumental election. It’s hard to rise above the rhetoric. But it’s important to keep listening to God’s voice, for He has much to say about power and pride….
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What Ezra Tells us about Overnight Success and Long-term Opposition
Occasionally the media trumpets an “overnight success.” An actor triumphs in a critically acclaimed performance. An athlete catapults from nowhere to notoriety. We love those stories….
Meet Me on your Mountain. Love, God.
We don’t change mountains. Mountains change us.…
Why Monopoly and Submission Don’t Mix
In my early grade-school years, Barbies and board games were rainy-day entertainment staples. But I wasn’t fond of Monopoly….
When You Want Deliverance from but God Delivers You Through
Have you ever been so frustrated or desperate that you threw up your hands and yelled, “Deliver me”?…
When “Stop” is the Right Choice
A few weeks ago, I learned something new about limits….
Do Our Prayers Still Work When God Doesn’t Seem to Care?
My heart broke when an author friend recently posted a raw question on social media. To paraphrase: “Do prayers still work when you say, ‘you don’t seem to give a %&#* about me, but I’ll ask for [intervention] for [someone else]’?”…
After Easter, Then What?
Author Maya Angelou said, “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take … but by the moments that take our breath away.” That’s a good way to sum up the Apostles’ experience during the fifty days between Easter and Pentecost….
How Many People Did it Take to Arrest Jesus?
Life often doesn’t go our way. Humanly speaking, that could have summarized Luke 22, which chronicles the days between Jesus’ triumphal entry in Jerusalem to the night He was betrayed. It’s such a well-known chapter that it’s easy to overlook new lessons God may have for us in its familiar passages. That happened this month when God parked me on an unlikely verse, one I had ignored countless times….
The Deepest Hurt, the Biggest Burden, the Heaviest Lift
Bad things happen. There’s no good time for that unwelcome intruder to barge into one’s life. But some bad things carve especially deep wounds. What hurts you the most?…
