2 Samuel 6:13 And when those who bore the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened animal. How do you react when things go south? What you hoped for, prayed for, believed for, collapses before the finish line. You’re left standing in a lane of confusion Continue Reading…
Ephesians 4:22-23 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. Transformation takes time. We recently met a couple Continue Reading…
Philippians 3:13-14 But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Another semester at the college where I teach has come to a close. All my students’ speeches (much Continue Reading…
Ecclesiastes 3:1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. I watched my one-year-old grandson trying to imitate his older cousins. They were skipping stones across the bay. Quinn would put a pebble in his hand, and no matter how much we tried to instruct him, Continue Reading…
Deuteronomy 7:22 “And the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you little by little….” We want change and we want it now! It’s a sentiment we’ve all experienced at one time or another. Whether in recovering from an illness, struggling in a relationship, or in how we Continue Reading…
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” We only have one life, don’t we? A life filled with fruitful seasons, barren seasons, happy, sad, exciting, mundane. The writer of Ecclesiastes assures us a purpose exists for the myriad of conflicting experiences Continue Reading…
Ephesians 4:14 “Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching….” un·du·la·tion: a regular rising and falling movement. Although most commonly associated with the back and forth movement of waves, I’m struck with how much Continue Reading…
John 16:7-6 “…you are filled with grief. But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away.” Ever since our days at L’Abri when I heard Edith Schaeffer talk about the importance of “creating memories,” I’ve been on it. I think I have some Continue Reading…