You’ve been there too long!

That’s God’s constant reminder to the Israelites as they wonder through the desert. He wanted to lead them directly into their promised land, but their doubt and disobedience pushed back the date of when they would enter. In the mean time, they would find a good spot, get settled, and God would have [...]

Delegation: A Beautiful Thing

I love Moses. He has nearly 700,000 people following him and he constantly takes the burden of the people back on himself. Shortly after leading them across the Red Sea, Jethro comes to him and tells him to break the people into groups so they’re more manageable. Later down the road, he [...]

My Friend Moses Once Said…

Why have you dealt ill with your servant? And why have I not found favor in your sight that you lay the burden of all this people on me? Did I conceive all this people? Did I give them birth, that you should say to me, Carry them in your bosom, as [...]

Joseph

I’ve been re-reading the story of Joseph and I’ve found in him such an amazing character. I would think he’s definitely on the top 5 of people who deserve to be bitter about how he was treated. He was sold into slavery – come on – it doesn’t get much worse than that. [...]

Here comes this dreamer…

Joseph has a cool story, but the line that stuck out to me the most from the entire story is “here comes this dreamer…”
Joseph had amazing dreams – they weren’t self-directed dreams, they were God-given dreams. I believe Joseph should have used a little more discretion with sharing his dreams, had he done so, [...]

Drama

I’m still making my way through Genesis on my journey through the bible and can I just say one word – DRAMA! It’s like a soap opera – who’s sleeping with whom, who’s stealing who’s birthright, who’s going to kill each other. It definitely makes me feel better about my life ! [...]

Relativism in the Church

One of the biggest worries I have about the church is the move towards relativism about a holy lifestyle – that we must each honor our own convictions. I think to a certain degree, that statement is true, but it’s gets pushed and pushed to become more inclusive. (For any other historians out [...]

The Value of the Rebuke

So I’m restarting my journey through the Bible today. I’m not sure how I’m going to approach it, but today is Genesis 1, Psalm 1, and Proverbs 1.
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:23 If you turn at [...]