Friday, May 24, 2024
These passages are during what I call the good king/bad king era of God’s people. Israel would have a good king who would lead not perfectly, but faithfully, and God’s favor would be on the land. Then the successor would revert to honoring the “small g” pagan gods and surprisingly it would not go well. Read more
Thursday, May 23, 2024
In the Garden of Eden, there are two particular trees: one is the Tree of Life, which, as we read in Scripture, turns out to be God himself. He is life. The other is the Tree of Knowing Good and Evil, which, as we also read in Scripture, turns out to be us, thinking we… Read more
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Our lives are purpose-driven. We come into this world, grow up, and look for our purpose or path. Some people know from when they are very little what their path will be because they might follow in their parent’s footsteps…maybe carry on the family business, farm, military line, etc. Some people don’t know until they… Read more
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Have you ever done a lot of work on a job and then moved on to either a different project or a different job, leaving someone else in charge? It can be daunting to leave it for someone else when you have invested time and energy into making it as great as you can. I… Read more