Jesus Wept

Jesus Wept

But why? It’s the shortest verse in the Bible, and it’s often quoted as a reminder that the Son of God wasn’t some emotionless stoic devoid of compassion. He felt things. He was human. He shed tears. But why was He weeping in this particular verse?...
“Cannot”

“Cannot”

Paul wrote about “God, who cannot lie” (Titus 1:2). Cannot. In English, “cannot” often implies some kind of outward restraint. “I’d like to, but I can’t.” Unable, but not unwilling. That’s not how God works....
El Roi: The God Who Sees

El Roi: The God Who Sees

There are few things more discouraging than discovering you’re invisible—that your opinions don’t matter, that no one cares how you feel, that nothing you do is acknowledged or valued by anyone around you. I wonder sometimes if Hagar felt like that. Her...
Dokimos

Dokimos

Mount Moriah loomed in the distance, and with each footstep, the mountain seemed to grow bigger and more intimidating. Abraham has spent much of his life wandering, but this journey, these footsteps, were the hardest ones he’d ever taken. Beside him was his son,...
The Chumps Who Had to Move the Tabernacle

The Chumps Who Had to Move the Tabernacle

The Israelites spent 40 years wandering through the wilderness on their way to the Promised Land. That’s 40 years of setting up camp and taking down camp. Forty. Years. Every time God told them to move, it was a process. Setting up. Taking down. Setting up....