Modeling Faith, Not Just Talking About It

Modeling Faith, Not Just Talking About It

“…But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” — Joshua 24:15 A Declaration, Not a Suggestion There’s a reason this verse ends up on so many walls and doorframes. It’s got backbone to it. Joshua is standing in front of an entire nation,...
Leadership Starts at Home

Leadership Starts at Home

“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”   — Deuteronomy...
Worth It Every Time

Worth It Every Time

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”   — 2 Timothy 4:7  A Verse Written From the Finish Line This one hits different when you know where Paul was sitting when he wrote it. This isn’t a young man full of...
Pressed but Not Abandoned

Pressed but Not Abandoned

“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.”   — 2 Corinthians 4:8–9   The Lie Pressure Tells Pressure is a terrible theologian. Leave it alone long...
When God Says Wait

When God Says Wait

“Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” — Psalm 27:14 The Hardest Word God Says Of all the things God asks us to do, I think “wait” might be the one we hate the most. We can handle “go.”...