Thursday, September 26, 2024
I remember the one and only time I “pulled an all-nighter” studying for school. It was Organic Chemistry and we were preparing for our final exam in the spring. Our professor had warned against this exact idea. His years of experience with students taught him that a bit of sleep was more important than the… Read more
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
“Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’” Isaiah 45:9 When I was in kindergarten, my teacher had us do an art project involving clay. The instructions were simple. Use your clay to shape your favorite animal (I chose a dog). The clay will need to dry… Read more
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
God says not to fear. Judgment is coming but there is no reason to fear. Why? Why should you and I not fear? God yet again says in Isaiah 44:2 that he will help. Verse 3 describes what God is going to do. “For I will pour water on the thirsty ground, and send streams… Read more
Monday, September 23, 2024
“The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8 Why is it that God seems so small or distant at times? Is it perhaps because we ignore God’s divinity in our effort to make God more human or relatable? Or even worse, when we put God in the box… Read more