The Abundance of God
For the past six months, I have encountered the number 66 on almost a daily basis. Initially, I was scared that it meant something terrible was going to happen to me or to my family because the number 666 is…
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Life in the Desert
A twenty-something friend reached out to me recently, just to talk. He had abandoned the idea of God in his late teen years after religious culture and hell-fire-and-brimstone left a bitter taste in his mouth. I can’t say I blame him for…
The Power of a RICH Life
The word rich is a cornerstone word in American culture. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are in our blood. But somewhere along the way, our pursuits have become tarnished with a narrow view of wealth. We have learned to believe that being rich only has…
Stranded in the Desert of Life
This week, I had a situation that didn’t go the way I had planned. At the last minute, an obligation I couldn’t escape forced me to change my schedule and cancel something I was really looking forward to. I was…
Tending to Your Flock
The original language of the Old Testament refers to God as Jehovah-Jireh, which translates the Lord will provide. As Christians, we say that, but do we really believe it? Interestingly enough, many of the Old Testament figures struggled with this…