Have you ever had a moment when you realized God had been trying to get your attention for some time? I have lost count. Call me slow on the draw; sometimes I just miss His cues. Samuel was no different. God was calling, and he was slow to realize …
Moses sent out 12 men to spy on the land God had promised. Ten came back with a bad report based on fear and a refusal to trust God’s promise. Two came back ready to go and take the land at God’s word. In 1988, Becky Fender was diagnose…
It’s easy to hear, read, and pontificate about the current events in our nation and feel like Chicken Little was right in his declaration, “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” Today’s reading reminds us that even during…
Grace. It’s an overused and abused term. It has been used to convince Christians that there is little to nothing left to do, that Jesus did it all. If you were to ask Paul or any Christian martyr, they would have a different take. Grace is Go…
The warning is clear: Perilous times will come, and they are here. The definition means hard to do, take, or bear; dangerous, harsh, fierce, savage. We are in the period designated as the last days. It's His shot over the bow to awaken. Paul gave T…
When the world feels like a trip through the Fun House at the State Fair, you need to find your mooring in the faithfulness of God. The confession of our hope is grounded in God’s unwavering and impeccable character. Remember, He who promised…
Jesus never wasted words or pontificated to hear himself speak. He got right to the point with his disciples, “But who do you say that I am?” Of course, Peter would speak up, and probably didn’t even raise his hand. “You are…
Had Esther remained silent, it would have resulted in the decimation of her people. Mordecai challenged her to step out of what was safe and comfortable and engage with the current situation. Like Esther, could it be that you were born for such a t…
David’s oldest brother, Eliab, was serving under King Saul in the Israeli army. Goliath stood taunting and calling them out for forty days. David arrived to bring supplies to his brothers and heard Goliath defying the army of Israel. He was in…
[NOTE: I wrote this four years ago today as we were navigating what has been called the COVID Pandemic. In retrospect, it was more likely a “Plandemic.” However, the response should be the same regarding the current election year insanit…
