Disentangle from the daily and re-anchor in the Divine.
Amidst all this power and beauty I was chastised. Who am I to stand by the sea and clamor for alteration of the agenda? I can at most catch a glimpse of what God is accomplishing and sustaining. The breadth and width and depth of His orchestration is far vaster than the piddling musings of my imagination.
“When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister.” (Genesis 30:1 NIV) From the inception of their respective marriages, Rachel and Leah battled one another. Quite likely, their challenges predated the arrival of the handsome cousin, sibling…
“But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die. So let my lord…
Jacob had blown up his life and this little detail in scripture helps us understand just how low he was feeling.
The rocky pillow where Jacob placed his head turned out to be the hidden doorstep of heaven.
Can we continue to live radically committed to Christ in the bullpen and bus barn?
So this morning, while my household slept off last night’s festivities, I sat in the dregs of 2023, sludging for thanksgiving’s sake. Four treasures emerged from the muck.
Masterpieces take time; they aren’t flung into existence in mere moments.
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem…” (Matthew 2:1 NIV) In the race to get it all done, we wind up viewing Christmas as a finish line, but for Joseph and Mary and Jesus, their story was just beginning. They woke up on the morning after…
The wise men spent their entire lives learning to worship God rightly.