DID YOU KNOW Scripture consistently challenges the assumptions we carry about God—especially when those assumptions are shaped more by urgency than by understanding. The passages before us, stretching from Exodus through the Song of Solomon and into John’s Gospel, invite us to slow down and reconsider not only what God does, but who God is.Continue reading “What Kind of Savior Do We Expect?”
Category Archives: Experiencing God
Holy Because He Is Holy
The Bible in a Year “For I am the Lord that brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.” Leviticus 11:45 As we continue our journey through the Scriptures, Leviticus often feels like a difficult stretch of road. Its laws andContinue reading “Holy Because He Is Holy”
When Wisdom Listens or Refuses To
DID YOU KNOW Scripture repeatedly teaches that wisdom is not merely the accumulation of information but the posture of the heart that receives truth. Across vastly different settings—Pharaoh’s court in Exodus 7–8, the early disciples’ encounters with Jesus in John 1:35–51, and the intimate counsel of love in Song of Solomon 1:8–14—we see the sameContinue reading “When Wisdom Listens or Refuses To”
When the Soil Shifts Beneath the Soul
On Second Thought There is a quiet danger in the life of faith that Scripture names with unsettling clarity but rarely dramatizes. It is not rebellion in the obvious sense, nor outright rejection of God, but a slow, almost imperceptible drifting—what we might call spiritual slippage. The prophet speaks to this condition with a hopefulContinue reading “When the Soil Shifts Beneath the Soul”
When God Interrupts the Ordinary
On Second Thought There are moments in the life of faith when routine devotion no longer feels sufficient, not because it is wrong, but because the soul longs for renewal rather than repetition. Scripture names this longing without embarrassment. David’s prayer in Psalm 23 is not the cry of a man unfamiliar with God, butContinue reading “When God Interrupts the Ordinary”
Walking With Jesus Through the Seasons of Life
A Day in the Life “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 When I read Ecclesiastes 3, I am reminded that life with God is never static. There is a rhythm woven into creation itself, a God-given cadence that governs both the natural world and the humanContinue reading “Walking With Jesus Through the Seasons of Life”
When Heaven’s Plan Is Already in Motion
DID YOU KNOW Did you know that when life feels out of control, God may be positioning deliverance in ways you cannot yet see? In Exodus 1–3, the situation of Israel looks hopeless. Oppression increases, cruelty hardens, and the future appears sealed under the weight of Pharaoh’s power. Yet quietly, beneath political violence and humanContinue reading “When Heaven’s Plan Is Already in Motion”
When Silence Becomes the Starting Line
On Second Thought Psalm 63 has always sounded like the voice of a soul that has run out of substitutes. David cries, “O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You.” That word “thirst” carries the Hebrew sense of deep craving, not mild interest. It is the languageContinue reading “When Silence Becomes the Starting Line”
When Loving Correction Shapes Eternal Joy
DID YOU KNOW Discipline is one of those spiritual words that can quietly unsettle us. For many believers, it carries emotional residue shaped by childhood experiences, misunderstandings of authority, or seasons of pain that felt arbitrary rather than purposeful. Yet Scripture consistently reframes discipline as an act of love, wisdom, and formation rather than punishmentContinue reading “When Loving Correction Shapes Eternal Joy”
A Changed Heart at the Starting Line
On Second Thought There is something quietly hopeful about beginnings, especially when Scripture pauses to let us examine them closely. First Samuel chapters 9 and 10 invite us into such a moment, drawing our attention not to the collapse of Saul’s reign—which we already know is coming—but to the sincerity and promise that marked hisContinue reading “A Changed Heart at the Starting Line”