Thursday, February 15, 2024
When our boys were toddlers, we had an unusual Sunday rhythm. We lived in the country 40 minutes from Hope. One way. We loved attending the 11:00 am service, so every week we packed up and headed to Hope. Then, with special permission, we would lay our kids down to nap in the church. We… Read more
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
It’s February now, which means that more than 80 percent of people who made New Year’s resolutions have either failed to maintain them or abandoned them altogether. And even if you’re not someone who tries to make an official resolution, many people still look with hope on the new year, feeling energized by a fresh… Read more
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Have you ever had one of those days where everything goes wrong? Your alarm doesn’t go off, the car doesn’t start, and then you spill coffee on yourself, all before 8:00 am! Numbers 22-24 tells us of a man named Balaam who had a day much like that. In this story, there was an ancient… Read more
Monday, February 12, 2024
We are reminded in this account in the book of Numbers 19-21 that the bitter struggles over land and sovereignty have been endemic for several millenniums. In fact, we seem to be no closer to resolution today than at the time when Moses and Aaron were leading the Israelites into Canaan. We can easily despair. Read more