Leaving Moab: Ruth, Redemption, and Breaking Generational Cycles
When a Bible Story Won't Leave You Alone Have you ever had a Bible story keep tapping you on the shoulder? Not in a loud, lighting-from-the-sky kind of way, but more like a quiet nudge from the Holy Spirit saying, "There is something here, keep digging." That has been me with Ruth. Most of us know the book of Ruth as the sweet love story tucked inside the Old Testament just after the more graphic hero stories of Judges. Ruth the widow, a devestated mother-in-law, a field, a k
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Where Disney Gets It Wrong: The Disney Gospel
F ollow me down memory lane for just a moment. You are siting in front of your TV/VCR box with the rabbit ears reaching high into the radio waves. Your mom just popped in that black rectangle of endless entertainment (assuming your rewind button works). You’re sitting there criss-cross applesauce in a clothes hamper on the brown shag-carpeted floor, waiting for the fun to begin (que the inspirational tunes of Disney magic). You begin to hear that little Cricket sing his numbe
Oct 21, 20253 min read
A Hard Pill to Swallow
" D o I want healing my way, or God's way?" That was the question I asked myself as I stood in my bathroom, tears streaming, a bottle of...
Aug 16, 20248 min read
Worship is a Reaction Part 1
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to...
Feb 9, 20244 min read
Start Your Roast in the Morning
"Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You. Show me the way I should go, for to You I entrust...
Jul 17, 20232 min read
The Story of Manna: More Than Just Bread
If you are not familiar with the story of God delivering the Israelites out of Egypt, I encourage you to stop reading this post and go...
Jun 16, 20236 min read
A Woman in the Crowd
"A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding...She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through...
May 24, 20235 min read
