Daily Devotionals

We normally think of Moses as the primary intercessor of the Old Testament. After all, he’s the one that steps in several times to ask God to forgive the nation of Israel for their sins (Exodus 32:30-33). They didn’t deserve a man like Moses to lead them — someone who loved them unconditionally and cared […]

As a kid, you’re not always told why things happen. That’s fair. My own kids ask a billion “why” questions on a daily basis. If I tried to explain every little thing to them, we would never leave the driveway, much less get anything accomplished. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t explain anything to them. 

As Forrest Gump would say, “I am not a smart man.” However, even I know that there are a few things that are genuine impossibilities. Dogs can’t fly, fish can’t walk, and the Rangers won’t ever win a world series (oh wait). Along with that, I know that the generally accepted age for women to

When God promised Abraham that he would have a son, Abraham did what Abraham does best: He waited. Then he waited some more. Finally, after ten years had passed, Abraham (and Sarah) decided that God needed some help. He married Hagar, Sarah’s handmaid, and produced what he thought was a legitimate heir in Ishmael. Except

I’ll admit, I don’t fully understand the idea of circumcision. I mean, I know what it is, but I don’t really get why God chose…that…to be the sign of the covenant. Regardless, it’s still a very important part of the Old Testament community. So important, in fact, that when Jesus came and the argument raged

I read an article not too long ago about how fewer women are changing their name when they get married these days. I don’t really have a dog in that fight; when we got married, my wife changed her last name to mine, but I don’t remember it being a discussion, really. Should it be

I love asking unanswerable questions. Several years ago, in teaching a Bible class based on the life of Solomon, I asked everyone if they thought Solomon was in Heaven. Everyone hem-hawed around the answer — some claimed he wasn’t based on his life, others that he was based on his wisdom. In reality, we have

If we know anything about prayer, it’s that God’s timeline and ours don’t always match up. Sometimes, we may think that what we ask for in our prayers should be delivered immediately. It’s on our mind, so it should be on God’s too, right? Before you know it, thirty years have passed, and that prayer

After God’s promises to Abraham in Genesis 15, He then tells him something less exciting. Your ancestors will eventually be slaves. They will be oppressed. They will be burdened. BUT, God says, I will judge their enslavers. And God will eventually bring them back to this land that Abraham is standing on now. They will

I turned 37 this year, and I already feel age creeping up on me. I know (and pray) I have many more years left on this earth, but I also know that 40 is just around the corner. And with the passing years, the likelihood of some type of tragic disease is just around the