Blood on the Doorposts

Blood on the Doorposts

Up until the tenth plague, it was enough to just be an Israelite. Beginning with the flies of the fourth plague, God “set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell” (Exodus 8:22). The Bible makes specific note that the Egyptians had swarms of flies while the...
The Ball Pit of Destiny

The Ball Pit of Destiny

You’re standing at the edge of a ball pit. The pit itself is three feet high—about the level of your waist. For the most part, it looks exactly like the kind of ball pit you’d find at a run-of-the-mill kid’s playground. The balls are colorful, three inches in...
The Precious Gift of Prayer

The Precious Gift of Prayer

You can talk with God. And God will listen. The most powerful Being in this universe, and you have the ability to come before His throne—once, twice, a hundred times a day. You can ask Him for help. You can tell Him what you’re struggling with. You can request the...
When the Answer Is en Route

When the Answer Is en Route

Sometimes it’s hard for me to remember that the God who is unbound by time and space allows His actions to be bound by these same things. When we pray, it’s with the knowledge and understanding that God can (and sometimes will) immediately answer our prayer in a...
The Day the Heating Elements Quit

The Day the Heating Elements Quit

Yesterday was a funny day. Our dryer—that is, the dryer we were generously gifted 12 years ago when a family friend was upgrading their already decade-old appliances—finally decided to stop performing its primary function. The motor still turned, the barrel still...