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…
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…
The narrative has once again reared its head. We saw it with great prevalence in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage. We were told not to judge because the homosexual’s sin was no worse than when we lose our temper with our kids, gossip, or tell a white lie. Now…
No doubt about it. The book Song of Solomon is the most unique book in the entire Bible. It is passionate yet cultured, it is explicit yet discreet. And while some theologians argue that it is simply an allegorical comedy on the marriage of King Solomon, and while they continue to argue that it is…
