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Rahab didn’t start her day with a plan to commit treason. When two Israelite spies sauntered into Jericho, trying to look natural, but failing miserably, only then did she make her decision. So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab: “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they…

The mission was secret: two men sent to Jericho for reconnaissance. The nation of Israel knew nothing as the they slipped from Joshua’s tent into the wilderness.  However, the entire city of Jericho knew within hours:  Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they…

Imagine walking into your weekend church service. The worship team takes the stage and begins to sing—a psalm.  On the way home from church, the kids hit their favorite Christian playlist—of psalms. A popular Christian band wins a Dove award for—an album of psalms.  For ancient Israel, the psalms held the top spot in worship…

Increasingly, culture tries to convince us the genders should be fluid. Not only does culture de-emphasize the differences between the genders, but it also tells us they’re interchangeable. Let’s look at Scripture: God created two genders. Genesis 1:27 reads, “So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created…

At this point in the summer, I’m wilting. It’s just plain hot and fall seems oh, so far away. My skin wrinkles, my mouth feels like cotton, and my spirit is dehydrated too.  My daughter recently shared a word picture with me. Imagine the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit at a table with four…

I attended a writing workshop this summer where best-selling author Angela Hunt spoke. She used lots of movie examples in discussing the numerous items necessary for good fiction and she mentioned a movie with Ryan Gosling called Lars and the Real Girl. Just a heads up. Lars and the Real Girl will be one of the strangest…

Do you have a birthday verse? A friend turned me on to this idea as she explained the concept of a birthday verse.  First, take the number of the month and day of your birthday. For me, that’s three (March) and sixteen. Second, check the chapter and verse for each book of Scripture that corresponds…

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV Powerless. An apt description of the Israelites in exile. During the events in…

Character determines revelation. -Oswald Chambers Does that thought bring an “Uh-oh” or an “Amen”? Oswald Chambers tells us character affects the degree to which God reveals Himself, His will, and His ways to us.  Character displays our obedience factor. It reminds me of Philippians 2:13, how God works in us to will and to act…

No one else can hinder your race. -Bob Sorge That sentence sparked some serious thought.  Hebrews 12:1-2a says, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing…