The Exodus was the seminal event of Israel’s history. Not only was it an astonishing deliverance, but God also made sure it defined His relationship with His chosen people….
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Diverging Paths and Defining Moments
Sometimes a defining moment sneaks up on you without warning. But what about the one you can see coming?…
Why You are God’s Child Three Times Over
Last year’s events disconnected us from family, fellowship, and other parts of our lives we previously assumed were assurances. Things we thought had regardless….
Life Beyond the Trash Heap
In my first book about the Wise Men, the youngest Magus searches for mention of a new star in Persian and other cultures’ writings. Frustrated at the enormity of the task, he likens it to digging for treasure in the city’s trash heap….
How “Fatima” can Guide Us through Today’s Tumult
Last weekend I watched the 2020 movie Fatima, which chronicles three Portugese children’s experiences in seeing and talking with the Virgin Mary. The real-life events of 1917 are told through flashbacks as a journalist interviews an aged Sister Lucia, the only one of the three children to live to adulthood….
Light in the Darkness
John Krasinski’s program Some Good News was a light in the darkness of 2020. Between March and May, it garnered more than 72 million views and 2.5 million YouTube subscribers. People flocked to it like moths to a flame….
God’s Best Came in a Plain Package
If you have kids, you’ll remember when they first grasped the concept of presents. My son was 1.5 years old when he started to understand what presents were. But he was so thrilled with the box that he didn’t realize something even better could be inside it….
The Wise Men: Effort, Faith, and God’s Provision
How much faith did it take the Wise Men to act on what they had seen and read about the star and Christ’s prophesied birth?…
Singing in the Rain
Humanly speaking, it doesn’t make sense. Singing in the midst of trials? Despite overwhelming loss?…
Do You See What I See?
Since the dawn of time, people have looked to the skies, tracking movements of heavenly bodies to glean information from them….
