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If you’ve been around Christian believers for any length of time then you have probably heard people talking about their “life verse.” Having a life verse isn’t a Biblical mandate and it doesn’t make …
Finding God in the Dry of Your Drought
The Old Testament prophet Elijah is a guy I can relate to. God asked him to do and say some difficult things. He also got an all-access pass to the God-Is-Awesome show as he …
How Resistance Can Lead to Strength
My daughter plays competitive volleyball and recently began a specialized resistance plyometric workout called Vertimax training. The actual Vertimax equipment looks rather unimpressive. It’s a sturdy platform that hosts a complicated series of industrial-sized …
Which One Are You?
The words of Jesus pack a punch. His is a powerful and vibrant dialog that brings both tradition and the Law into a new and living light. On a hillside, long ago, Jesus engaged …
You Can Do This!
You can do this. Sometimes we just need to be reminded. I know I do. That day was a whopper. I rose early, worked hard, was intentional, and still felt unproductive. Been there? On …
When Life Seems Broken
The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire. (Nehemiah 1:3, NIV) Nehemiah was the cupbearer to the king of a land far from his home. (Which means …
Rerouting Wrong Ways
He had no idea that he was moving in a dangerous direction. The cute, little box turtle was just trying to ge t where he was going. Doing what turtles do. Thinking what turtles …
One Thing You Can’t Do
I pretty much consider myself to have a black thumb. Charcoal, even. I like plants and genuinely try to keep them healthy and thriving, but fail at it a lot more than I succeed. So a …