When Faith Stops Circling and Starts Moving

DID YOU KNOW Did you know that sometimes our confusion about God’s will is not a lack of clarity, but a hesitation to obey? There is a quiet honesty in Joshua’s challenge to Israel: “How long will you be slack about going to take possession of the land that the Lord… has given you?” (JoshuaContinue reading “When Faith Stops Circling and Starts Moving”

When He Walks Ahead

A Day in the Life “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.’” — Matthew 16:24 There is something in me that prefers a manageable Jesus—One who blesses my plans, affirms my direction, and adjusts Himself to myContinue reading “When He Walks Ahead”

When “Hosanna” Becomes Personal

DID YOU KNOW “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” Matthew 21:9 The word hosanna is so familiar to many believers that it risks losing its urgency. Sung, recited, and remembered, it can drift into the category of religiousContinue reading “When “Hosanna” Becomes Personal”

Faithful in the Little Things

A Day in the Life of Jesus When Jesus told the parable of the loaned money—what many of us know as the Parable of the Talents—He gave us more than a lesson about stewardship. He offered a picture of how God sees trust, responsibility, and the courage to act in faith. As I picture thatContinue reading “Faithful in the Little Things”