Let me set the scene for you. It's the late '90s. Now, if you're having trouble remembering what the late '90s were like, here's a list of cultural...
How the God of the Universe Handles Your Permanent Record
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Holy Day
Sabbath Thoughts focused specifically on God’s holy days.
Panem et Circenses
We are in the middle of a holy day season that points our attention toward why we're here, where we're going, and what we need to be doing on the...
Hymning the Hallel
"And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives" (Mark 14:26). That sentence used to feel a little inconsequential to me. The...
The Unleavened Life: Taking in Sincerity and Truth
With three little ones involved, Mary and I have discovered that the deleavening process takes more time than it used to. We lack the time (and...
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,...
Small and Great
“And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God” (Revelation 20:12). I don’t always stop to appreciate what an incredible thing it is to...
They All Saw It
Twelve spies saw the Promised Land. They all agreed that it was something special—a land filled with incredible blessings from God. They all agreed...
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...
Some Thoughts About Scoops
I almost always make hot chocolate wrong. Those little Swiss Miss packets (or Greater Value packets, depending on where we are in our monthly...
“But Let a Man Examine Himself”: 10 Questions to Ask Before Passover
If I’m not careful, my pre-Passover self-examination can take a sharp turn into unhealthy territory. It’s so easy to see the failure. Where I am...
How to Save the World
I want to live in a world where black people don't have to worry about being abused, harassed, or murdered by police officers who have no business...
When the Lines Blur
My least favorite side-effect from this global quarantine has been the way it makes the holy days feel. We're all home more often. We all have fewer...
The Body and the Blood
"For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep." What a weighty, uncomfortable verse. Members of the church in Corinth were...
Choosing That Good Part
This year, Mary and I decided to deleaven our house in the most exhausting way possible: Extensive. Home. Remodeling. See, we're hosting the Night...
Selah
“Selah.” That word shows up 71 times in the book of Psalms, but we don’t know for sure what it means. It appears to be some sort of musical...
Less Time Than You Think
Every year, I think I have more time. Pentecost ends, and the Feast of Trumpets seems an impossibly long way away. The days tick on, slowly at...
In Whatever State I Am
I had my first fast when I was six years old. I remember it because of how excited I was leading up to it. I wanted to do this. I was going to do a...
Reverse Engineering Your Destiny
The seventh trumpet. It's the moment everything changes. It's the reason "the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now"...