HOT OR COLD

HOT OR COLD

What’s your favorite– hot or iced coffee? Or are you like me and prefer hot in cold weather and iced in warm weather? We all seem to have a preference, and we may even have heated debates about the merits of either. One thing we can probably agree about is our...
LET MY PEOPLE GO… BUT NOT YET

LET MY PEOPLE GO… BUT NOT YET

So, picture this. Your boss gives you an assignment to convince your co-worker to let something go. He gives you specific instructions on how you’re to accomplish this task, and at the end says, “But just so you know, your co-worker is not going to give it up”. I’m...

the sovereignty of god

“Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors, remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying,...

what do we deserve?

“You deserve it!” “You’ve earned it!” “You’re worth it!”Chances are you’ve heard these phrases or a variation of them already today. Our culture is constantly trying to get us to believe that we are deserving of something– a product they’re trying to sell, or an...

Torn Ropes and Jesus

“Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped.”Job 1:20 This verse always stops me in my tracks. At first, it seems like a contradiction. In Job’s days tearing your robe and shaving your head was a sign of grief, but then...