Faith. The more I dig into this word, the deeper it seems to go. “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the certainty of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). If you’re anything like me, you tend to see this word as a big deal. All of my belief in God, in what I … Read more
Joseph’s brothers and father stood with wide, angry eyes. Some had their arms crossed. Some turned their backs at the ludicrousness of it all. “Are you indeed to reign over us?” one of his brothers asked furiously. Joseph smiled and shrugged. He wasn’t sure exactly what the dream about the bowing sheaves of wheat had … Read more
For four hundred years the people of Israel had been enslaved. Year after year, generation after generation cried out for relief, but time passed and Yahweh seemed to have forgotten them. Until a a man named Moses came along. He was a Hebrew who had grown up in Pharaoh’s house then ran away after killing … Read more
My original thought had been to go into the Christian bookstore to pick up a couple of the books on my list of things to read this year. But of course I can’t just pick up those books and leave. I have to roam. Literally every aisle of books. Some of them more than once. … Read more
“The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord are being transformed…” 2 Corinthians 3:17-18a Unveiled faces… When I hear that phrase, one of the first pictures that comes to mind is that of a bride. … Read more
I am so concerned with doing things right. So afraid of messing up and screwing up God’s perfect plan. I’m so afraid of missing something or failing. So I reach for control. I grasp and scrape and wrap myself up in this box of expectations I tell myself I have to meet. Sometimes I even … Read more