The Stories We Tell Ourselves

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

The people were terrified—and for that matter, so was their king. They found themselves at the brink of war with an enemy whose army was “as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude.” The threat was enough to send grown men scampering to hide...
The Measure of Our Days

The Measure of Our Days

In a little over 24 hours, 2016 will be over. I’m continually amazed at how fast time seems to be moving these days. When I was a kid, time was the slowest, most frustrating thing in the world. I was always waiting on something—for the school week to end, for my...
Stuffing the Silence

Stuffing the Silence

I have a theory. My theory is this: We’re being sabotaged. What’s worse, I think we’re being sabotaged so subtly that we’ve become willing participants in the process. We’re not just being sabotaged; we’re actively sabotaging...
If You Lost It All Today

If You Lost It All Today

I have a lot of things I’m thankful for. You probably do, too. And with Thanksgiving just behind us, there’s a good chance you recently spent some extra time thinking about and thanking God for those blessings. What if you lost them all today? What if,...
The Forest and the Trees

The Forest and the Trees

This past Tuesday’s election is going to change a lot of things. I’m not exactly sure of what things—and neither are you, if we’re being honest. We’re not prognosticators, you and I. We have no crystal ball. I know there are a lot of things...