But now this is what the LORD says, He who created you, o Jacob, He who formed you, o Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine.” ~ Isaiah 43:1 Standing... Continue Reading →
Stories. We love them! Some of us love to tell them, with exaggerated gestures and dramatic facial expressions. Others of us love to read them, the descriptive words washing over us to chill or gladden our hearts. Some of us... Continue Reading →
I was reading Exodus 14 the other day as part of my Living the Christian Year devotional. What, you don't immediately know what Exodus 14 is about?? Shocking. OK, I'm just kidding. I mean, I was reading Exodus 14, and it's... Continue Reading →
I had a delightful conversation with a student today about what it means that Jesus satisfies us. Does this mean we don't need anything or anyone else? That we're saying "Jesus is not enough for me if I want a husband, or close... Continue Reading →
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Have you ever had an "aha" moment? You know, one of those moments when the lightbulb comes on over your head, and you suddenly seem to see something very clearly? Maybe the solution to a problem suddenly became apparent to... Continue Reading →
For the last few weeks, I've been thinking about God's character as He reveals Himself in Genesis. I've started teaching a series at Agnes Scott on the story of the Bible from beginning to end, and I've realized as I've... Continue Reading →
I’ve been working last week and this week on 2 Samuel 9 for my classes. I’ll spend the next two weeks after this continuing to work on it. Don’t glaze over; I’m about to tell you just how amazing and... Continue Reading →
I’ve been thinking today about beauty. What is it that makes us love beauty so much? Beautiful music, beautiful people, beautiful artwork, beautiful landscape…it all makes something inside of us feel a sense of joy or delight or even pain... Continue Reading →
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Well, as often happens, it would seem that God wants to remind me of a part of His character that I've been conveniently forgetting. You've probably experienced this before... somehow, the same passages of Scripture or the same theme in different Scriptures... Continue Reading →
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