Devotional

Luke

Luke 4:28 | White Hot Wrath

Facts are bright, hot, and painful. Facts can also shape us into who God wants us to be if we will listen. When I was younger, I thought everyone would respond to facts, logic, and reason and I foolishly engaged with anyone […]

Luke

Luke 4:6 | Satan is not a King

The topic of Satan, the devil, is interesting to me. My interest is not in the sensationalism of Hollywood or middle age gothic paintings. My interest is a little more philosophical. I would like to know how Satan views his role as […]

Exodus

Exodus 14:14 | Me in My Way

I like to be in control. I avoid organizations that require me to submit to some kind of leadership structure. The idea that I would submit to God seems nice but in practical terms is hard. I would struggle to be part […]

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 1:1 | Christ Only Always

I teach at a local church on Sunday mornings each week and I have a rule in my class that answers to questions must be real not the “church” answer. By church answer I mean that I don’t want the class to […]

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 5:5 | Church, Flesh, and Spirit

Paul writing to the church in Corinth is responding to news of unashamed sexual deviancy in the church. He tells them to kick the person out of the Church. There is a person living with his “father’s wife” and the church at […]

Exodus

Exodus 12:11 | Door to Mercy

God is faithful and just for forgive. Mercy is available but one of the most fearful, memorable, and horrifying judgments by God is found in the final plague against Egypt. Moses at the direction of God demanded that Egypt let the Hebrew […]

Exodus Holidays

Exodus 10:21 | Darkness is the Choice

With the season of Halloween upon us I was thinking about how scary the darkness can be. In Exodus God put a plague on Egypt that is pitch black darkness for three days. Movies love to capture the imagination of what might […]

Exodus

Exodus 7:4 | The Light’s Great Act

There is a misconception in the culture that the God of the Old Testament is a vengeful, angry, judgmental God. And the God of the New Testament is loving and wants everyone to do whatever they want to be happy.  The result […]

Exodus

Exodus 5:22 | God’s Failure

What are the reasons people follow Jesus? Some follow him for money and fame, or some follow him because they are unhappy with their current life and are told that Jesus will make them happy. Others follow him because their family told […]

Exodus

Exodus 3:14 | Authority Proven

Authority is an interesting concept. If I make truth claims about something then I must back up my claim by some kind of authority. For example, I could claim to be the best artist in the world. In order to prove that […]