Destination
Even as God took Israel from Egypt and intentionally brought them to Himself at Mt. Sinai, God brings us to purposeful destinations in our Roundabout Journey. It was there at...
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Leading Our Emotions
It’s not hard to be led by our emotions, to lash out in anger or recoil in discouragement. And it all comes down to the deposit in our hearts. The...
Choices
As the Israelites came out of Egypt, they were faced with numerous tests at the Red Sea with the Egyptian army and in the desert, lacking water and food. The...
Strength in the Wilderness
God chose the longer route to Canaan for the newly released Israelites and not the direct route, which would mean head-on battles with the Philistines. God’s agenda was very sensitive...
Our Declaration of Independence
Even as today we celebrate 250 years of freedom from political tyranny under our Constitution, marked by our Declaration of Independence from Great Britain, so the Israelites began their roundabout...
The Roundabout Way
Jun 27, 2026 – As the Israelites were released from their bondage in Egypt, God led them in a roundabout way to Canaan, the Promised Land. Much of their journey...
VIP Access
Jun 20, 2026 – The ark of the covenant in the Old Testament was God’s residing place on earth. It was placed in the Holy of Holies, and once a...
So You Can Love Others
Jun 13, 2026 – When asked how one might gain eternal life, Jesus acknowledged that the twin commands to love God and love others was key. But how do these...
Giant Consequences
Jun 06, 2026 – When we see Genesis 6:1-8 through the proper lens of “context,” we are much more able to understand the two sins that mankind committed, and the...
Relying Upon Giant Tales
May 30, 2026 – The Book of Enoch has gained tremendous notoriety over recent years. It’s story of fallen angels and their giant offspring has even captured the minds of...
The Perfect Set Up
May 23, 2026 – At first glance it appears that Satan has set God up to allow him to destroy Job’s life, but nothing could be further from the truth....
Our Grand Inheritance
May 16, 2026 – An inheritance is a guaranteed blessing from the testator to the beneficiaries. This concept is well captured in the New Testament in God’s covenant with believers....
The Never-Ending Job
May 09, 2026 – A mother’s job seems never done. Actually, it lasts a lifetime… and its impact is felt as long as well! Paul uses an interesting metaphor to...
The Test in Our Testimony
May 02, 2026 – We continue with David’s proclamation of God’s deliverance, testifying to His mercy and good purpose—and it wasn’t to discipline him. In this psalm we’ll see the...
God’s Pierced-Ear Slave
Apr 25, 2026 – David has waited patiently for God to deliver him. When he is finally lifted out of the slimy pit of his treacherous circumstances, God continues to...
On Mission
Apr 18, 2026 – The apostle Paul was zealous before he encountered Christ and his life changed. But his zeal lacked knowledge and so was misdirected. Upon surrendering his life...
Fueling the Fire in Opposition
Apr 11, 2026 – Opposition can tend to discourage us. We understandably grow weary. The early church, however, grew stronger, refusing to allow their zeal for the Lord to dwindle....
A Nice Story?
Apr 05, 2026 – Many in churches today are content simply believing the Easter story is “true” (at least in varying degrees). But is this the extent of what we...
When Zeal Fails
Mar 28, 2026 – When Jesus foretold Peter’s future denial of Him, this scrappy disciple adamantly brushed aside such prophetic and pathetic lack of devotion. Never! Surely, Jesus was mistaken....
Bold Zeal
Mar 21, 2026 – Recently, we’ve been tracking zeal in the Old Testament. Now we turn to the New Testament, specifically Peter in the book od Acts as he defends...
Persevering Zeal
Mar 14, 2026 – Though “hope deferred makes the heart sick,” zeal manages to persevere because it is birthed from a devotion not an emotion. Follow Abraham as his zeal...
A Lot of Compromise
Mar 07, 2026 – Recently, we have seen great examples of godly zeal in those like Jesus, Phineas, and David. Today, however, we will take a close look at how...
A King’s Zeal
Feb 28, 2026 – King Asa was a king with a fully devoted heart to the Lord as David’s was. Though he never faced a giant almost 10’ tall, he...
Opposing the Intimidator
Feb 21, 2026 – Zeal clearly punctuated David’s confrontation with Goliath. It was expressed both in his words and in his actions. Unfortunately, for most of us, we read of...
We Have a Calling to Hard Things – Evangelizing!
Feb 07, 2026 – Evangelism is HARD, yet God calls us to do hard things, things sometimes we don’t want to do. God called Jonah to take a message to...
Zeal Ignited!
Jan 31, 2026 – Zeal is not emotion; it’s devotion. And must be rooted in truth. Phinehas, grandson of Aaron the high priest, defended the Lord’s honor with a zeal...
Resilient Zeal
Zeal is not an emotion but a resolute conviction. Though it impacts emotion and emotion may intensify it, it’s flames can be doused. What did John mean when he said...
On Fire!
Jan 17, 2026 – As we seek to live out our mandate to seize divine opportunities to grow, impact others, and extend Christ’s kingdom, we must do so by “never...
Seizing Opportunities
For many, the month of January is a month of assessing the past year, setting goals for 2026, and finding ways to succeed. Jesus gives us His definition of “success”...
What Are We Giving Ourselves To?
In Jesus’ teaching about the judgment of all the nations (Matt. 25), He focuses on what genuine faith has produced. What follows is a list of six things the righteous...
When Hardship Makes Heroes
Both Jesus and John the Baptist encountered the tragedy of loss growing up. Both were shaped by it. Both became the greatest of heroes. Both died for their mission. Jesus,...
A Christmas for the Herdmans
The Baby of Bethlehem wasn’t born just for certain people. The famous greeting card quote says, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given” (Is....
Perfect Timing!
It’s amazing that Jesus was born in Bethlehem two thousand years ago. Many times, I’ve wished I could have experienced it all. But what’s equally amazing is the perfect timing...
God’s Answer is a River
The world “thirsts” for a remedy to the brokenness of this world and the resulting disconnect from our original God-given purpose. It knows something is wrong. It just can’t really...
What’s Your T-Shirt Say?
Our perspective on life determines much for each of us. When we focus on magnifying our problems, God appears so small. Yet when we magnify our God and make much...
The Yoke That Pulls The Burden
Being led by the flesh is a defeated lifestyle. Being led by the law is a powerless Christianity. But being led by the Spirit is altogether different. To help discover...
The Weakness of the Law
The world’s answer to sin is the law. But the law lacks power to restrain evil. God’s answer, however, is powerful. Today, let’s lean in to understand the place of...
Be Filled
Paul lays out for us several ways we can posture our hearts to be controlled by the Spirit. These will be key as we seek to walk in God’s Spirit...
A Bad Bully
Sin’s strangle hold on the believer has been broken. Unfortunately, this does not mean that sin cannot bully us and control us, should we yield to its power. Let’s begin...
Who’s Leading You?
As followers of Jesus, we can be led by the flesh, by the Law, or by the Spirit. Which one leads you will determine your many things in your Christian...
No More “I-4 Eyesore”
God’s desire is to work in His people and carry to completion what He began in them when they first trusted Jesus. Problem is, many stagnate. Their lives show little...
Praying Them In
How do we effectively pray for those who have wandered from the Lord, the last principle we will be looking at in bringing back the strays? Jesus’ parable of the...
Bringing Back the Strays Part 2
We continue our study in how we are to call those wandering from the truth back to the Lord, especially as they encounter questions and doubts. Though God commends our...
Bringing Back the Strays Part 1
Most of us have had a friend or family member walk away from the Lord, from what is truth and life. It hurts as they drift into apathy and sin....
Beyond Bobblehead Christianity
When we get past the mere mental nod to Christ’s charges to follow Him and engage our heart, and when we stop following the crowd just to fit in, God...
The Lies of Nones
The vast majority of those who have left Christianity to disaffiliate with any sense of organized religion (“Nones”) comes from the liberal denominations, only to show their bankruptcy in truth....
A Fight for Your Life
Life is struggle from start to finish. And our culture’s attack on our faith makes it even more difficult. How we fight for our faith will in part determine our...
Stop Crossing Your Fingers
In a day in which there is so much uncertainty in jobs, business, people’s promises, marriage and finances, it’s refreshing to know the faithfulness of God. When he tells us...
Don’t Give Up!
There is a firm warning for followers of Jesus who turn away from the Lord. We are charged to remain in his kindness. How does Christ empower us to remain...
A Fire In Your Bones
As a prophet to the nations, Jeremiah is tasked with delivering God’s warning to Israel about impending judgement due to their unrepentant ways. Despite facing severe persecution – beatings, imprisonment,...