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How to Survive a Joy Crash
You’ve had a sugar crash, right? Waaay too much birthday cake or noshing at the state fair. It’s not much different with a joy crash—that nosedive from unshakable confidence in God’s sovereignty to discouragement or despair….
When God Smacks You on the Shoulder
I don’t do 5 a.m. well….
Jesus’ Week on the Mount of Olives: Seeing What Matters
Virtually everyone has seen a backlit portrait of Jesus praying the night He was betrayed. But this Easter, as I read about His last week of His earthly life, something jumped out at me that I hadn’t noticed before. “Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives” (Luke 21:37, BSB, emphasis mine)….
The Price of Sparrows and the Tomb
This week I woke up to bird song—a sure sign spring is here. It reminds me of Jesus talking about sparrows in Matthew 10:29 and Luke 12:6….
Moles, King Zedekiah, and Self-Sufficiency
What do self-sufficiency and Whack-a-Mole have in common? Another problem pops up just when you think you’ve beat it….
What Else I Learned about Self-sufficiency
Self-sufficiency is society’s default modus operandi, isn’t it? By nature or nurture, we seem wired to live that model. Yet the Bible tells us to do otherwise….
What Tyre’s Silver Taught me about Self-Sufficiency
Sometimes book research takes me to unexpected places—like Tyre. Not there literally, but there in spirit….
Promises and Peace in your Wilderness
The Exodus is full of examples of God’s power and provision. First we saw how He provided manna and quail. Last week was pillars of cloud and fire. This week wraps up this three-part series with promises and peace—the most enduring provisions God made for His people….
Pillars of Cloud and Fire in your Wilderness
Last week we saw how God provided for the Israelites’ physical needs with manna and quail. This week gets even more exciting with God providing a pillar of cloud and fire. Psalm 78:14 (NIV) says, “He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.”…
