And No One Shall Make Them Afraid

And No One Shall Make Them Afraid

When’s the last time you were afraid? I’m not talking about feeling nervous or uneasy or a little anxious. I’m talking about fear—genuine fear you felt in a state of real or imagined danger. When I think about fear, my brain tends to default to the threat of physical...
The OTHER Verse About Vines and Fig Trees

The OTHER Verse About Vines and Fig Trees

The Feast of Tabernacles is so close I can taste it. I’m ready to be there. I’m ready to load up the van and get on the road. I’m ready to hear hundreds of brethren singing their hearts out on opening night. I’m ready to refocus on the hope of a future that serves as...
Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread

Boy, it would be easier if all we had to do was pray for our weekly bread, wouldn’t it? Or monthly bread. Quarterly bread, even. But that’s not the instruction Jesus gave us. He said to pray like this: “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11). We don’t get to...
Smooshing the Clay

Smooshing the Clay

You and I—we’re not perfect. We know that. That’s why we’re here, isn’t it? We follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ because we know we’re not perfect. Because we need help. Because we want to be more like God. And that’s the request we keep making, isn’t it? “God,...
The Wilderness Road

The Wilderness Road

Sixteen years. It was today, sixteen years ago, that I formally told God I was serious about this—that I wanted to see this journey through to the end. I was thinking this morning about the second generation of Israelites who came out of Egypt. I wonder if they ever...