And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” Luke 22:19 As I am sitting here, I am very aware of every hour ahead of me this coming week, aware that my body will be broken. I’m […]
Job: Why What We See Is Not What Is
What do you see as you read Job? Do you see pain and loss? Do you see judgment? Do you see hope? It can be hard to read this book. It’s hard to see the pain radiating from Job’s every word, so evident, as is the judgement coming from his supposed friends. If you read […]
Job: Why Righteousness is Not Enough
Job is a man of righteousness, and yet he is suffering! His life has fallen to shreds. He has lost everything. Have you ever gone through “hell?” Pain, raw, intense. Grief, agonizing and unrelenting. Paralyzing. Job is caught in the middle of grief and depression and sorrow. It is one of the reasons I find […]
Job: A Book of “Why?”
I’m rather behind in beginning our series on Job, hopefully I’ll catch up this week. So here goes: The Book of Job, the Book that asks, “Why?” It’s a massive book, and feels more massive by it’s very tone and voice. There is just so much talking, and not an easy conversation but a long […]
Numbers: God Cares About Our Legacy
We’ve come to the last chapter in Numbers. The last post in our study. What have we learned? What have we seen? Why was this all recorded? To create Legacy. [Tweet “God wants to create #legacy in our life!”] As we finish Numbers we revisit the daughters of Zelophehad. The people of the their tribe […]
Numbers: God Cares About Our Battle
We’re nearing the end of Numbers, and the people of Israel are nearing battle. The time has come. Israel has been wandering the desert for year upon year. They’ve learned hard lessons and watched as their parents died for their pride and rebellion. They’ve received teaching, instruction, and laws to guide them. It has been […]
Finding Light In A Dark World
The world seems so void of light these days. Another week, another shooting. Is it only me that feels weariness in my very soul? Light seems drowned by darkness. And this one? In my state, not all that near but still in a town where someone I know resides. Close enough that someone I knew […]
Numbers: God Cares About Our Heritage
As I write this we are headed into the Advent season and Christmas is on the horizon, so as I read in this weeks chapters about various festivals the Israelites were required to celebrate the thing that stood out to me was that God was preserving heritage for His people. This desire for heritage is […]
Numbers: God Cares About Our Blessing
With how much Israel kept rebelling and complaining against God, you’d think He wouldn’t mind so much when a King hires a man to try to curse them. Yet even with all of Israel’s sin, He will not allow the man to speak anything but blessing over His people. But God said to Balaam, “Do […]
Numbers: God Cares About Our Humility
As we continue to read in Numbers we find the Israelites grumbling again, this time over a power struggle. There is so much pride in these people, where there should be humility. They united against Moses and Aaron and said, “You have gone too far! The whole community of Israel has been set apart by […]
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