April 21, 2025

So far in Scripture, we’ve seen God angry on several different occasions. It’s not unusual for Him to express rage against people or groups or situations that go askew from what He wants, and one hundred percent of the time, His anger is completely justified. That’s what makes Exodus 32:10 so shocking. After seeing the […]

Idolatry is a sin that we don’t really struggle with in the 21st century world. I don’t personally know anyone that creates little idols in their garage and spends the better part of a Saturday afternoon offering incense and sacrificing animals on a homemade altar. That doesn’t mean that idolatry is dead and gone, though.

I’ll be real honest with you: I’ve been waiting for Exodus 32 since I started this book. As horrific as this story is—complete with all its idolatry, impatience, anger—I just find it so fascinating. It’s a perfect case study on people’s relationship with God.  For that reason, it’s also incredibly relating. Let’s start at the

A long time ago, someone told me that I needed to take a “Sabbath’s rest.” I didn’t like the idea originally, because, as a Christian, I don’t keep the Old Law anymore. My focus is on the New Covenant; the Sabbath was something that the Jews were told to do, not me. Now that I’ve

As a non-DIY’er myself, I’m always in awe of people who can manufacture beauty out of nothing more than a pile of sticks. Just last week, I watched as a team of four guys tore down my old, decrepit fence and installed a new one in less than two days. If I had tried to

The Bible speaks often about anointing people. The priests were anointed in Exodus 29:7, David was anointed king in 2 Samuel 2:4, and even prophets were anointed in 1 Kings 19:16. And of course, Jesus refers to Himself as being “anointed” in  Luke 4:18. The word “Christ”—an often used designation for Jesus—means “the anointed One.”