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The leather thongs bit into his wrist. Lot stole a quick look from his one good eye, the other swollen shut from a soldier’s fist. His girls huddled near their mother, tears streaking their dust-covered faces. Warriors strutted by, stroking his daughters’ hair. They smirked at him, laughing as his lips bled from the anger…

I know. I’m late. Life blew up at the end of April, and the fallout has buried me. On the plus side, God is teaching me about faith. Here’s what I’m learning. 1. You either believe what God says—or not.  God either has sovereignty or not. My faith (or lack of it) will be reflected in…

When you pray, you don’t pray alone. I’ve been studying prayer and recently, God took me to Matthew 6, the Lord’s Prayer. “This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, . . .’” Matthew 6:9 NIV For this first line, God gave me a picture of Jesus and the Holy Spirit on either…

Though wind power failed during our winter storm in February, Texans know March winds will more than make up for February’s failures. As a runner, I’m sensitive to the wind.  Sometimes I get the gentle nudge of a tailwind.  Sometimes the wind swirls and provides much needed cooling.  Sometimes it’s a wall, whose force humbles…

Work or teamwork? Which describes your spiritual walk? For years, the answer for me was work. Do this. Don’t do that.  Yes, I had a relationship with God, but my walk with Him looked a lot like me trying really hard to do what I thought He wanted.  I lived under law, not in grace.…

Sandpaper. Rough. Gritty. Scratchy. Applied willy-nilly, it scratches paint, mars plastic, and rips off the top layer of skin.  Correctly applied, it removes the rough spots leaving a smooth surface that’s ready for something new. Stain. Paint. A shiny coat of varnish. 2020 felt like sandpaper. Irritating. Annoying. Painful even.  I didn’t know I could…

It’s finals time. As my college student takes his finals, here’s a quiz to test your biblical Christmas knowledge: How did Mary and Joseph get to Bethlehem?a. Chariotb. Covered wagonc. Donkeyd. No one knows. Jesus was born in:a. The Bethlehem Innb. A stablec. A caved. A manger The angels told the shepherds to look for:a.…

Everything? Seriously? Who has that kind of time? However, not praying may cost us more time in the long run. In the Old Testament, Joshua learned the hard way. Twice. Ouch. Scenario 1: All’s well—or so we thought.  The Israelites had just come off a big win in Jericho. Woo-hoo! Big shout. Walls came down. Easy victory.…

Barbeque refers to an all-day cooking process resulting in smoky, juicy, fall-apart tender goodness. Yum. The key to good barbeque? Long. Slow. Heat. The same is true for patience.

The leather thongs bit his flesh. Lot stole a quick look from his one good eye, the other swollen shut from a soldier’s fist. His girls huddled near their mother, tears streaking through dust cast by the frenzied ride. Warriors strutted past, stroking the cheeks of his daughters. They smirked at him, laughing as his…