Every sin of mankind can be boiled down to these three things: lust, greed and pride. 1 John 2:16 Often we see all three roots at work together. Lust leads to greed and pride rationalizes why we deserve that thing and that no one will find out what we’ve done. This concept is clearly seen…
I imagine it was somewhat disappointing at times. They had left Egypt in a state of incredible euphoria. God had dramatically defeated Pharaoh and they walked out of their slavery loaded down with amazing riches. I don’t know if they imagined that they’d walk straight into the Promised land, but I’m certain they never imagined…
I sat in the movie theater with my head down. You can know that if in the first five minutes of a movie it’s swearing at you or assaulting your eyes with immorality, that it’s just not going to get any better. I should have known better, but I had wanted to hang out with…
I will never forget the first time the Lord made His way into my bedroom a couple years ago. My husband Phil and I had just finished enjoying each other and I was resting on his chest. I certainly wasn’t thinking about Jesus. I was having more of a “basking in the afterglow” and “Wow, I…
The disciples we see in the gospels were rough around the edges. Really, really rough. Doubting Thomas. Braggadocios Peter. The Sons of Thunder. They couldn’t cast out demons, they were easily distracted by unimportant details, and they battled for position of power and importance. Honestly, when you look at this raggle-taggle bunch, you don’t see…
Over the past several years ago I have walked through a season of great brokenness. Upon the first blow my response was resentment. I grew bitter and judgmental. Pride distorted my vision and to myself I appeared more holy, more righteous, and more acceptable to God. Self-righteousness does that. It distorts your vision until in…
