It Doesn’t Make Sense Joshua 6 Review: 1. God has power even over problems that are impossible for us 2. Waiting on God to solve our problems helps us grow in faith and give Him greater glory 3. God asks us to obey Him, even if what He asks us…

Why should we pray for forgiveness? At first glance, that seems obvious – so we and our loved ones won’t experience separation from God forever. After all, since sin is in one way or another a turning away from God, a rejecting of God’s authority, it only makes sense that…

Actions have consequences – that isn’t just a lesson for cadets at a military school, marching around in circles because of their bad behavior. It was also something that God’s people experienced in the days after the Exodus. Now, make no mistake – they had seen God’s mighty power for…

So, what’s the big deal about sin? That may be our attitude if we only think about sin in abstract, judicial terms, putting it in the same category with the speed limit, for example. As long as we aren’t hurting anyone else, why should God make such a big fuss…

How do you know what to believe? In this era where so much information is available to us all the time, the challenge is not so much finding out what we want to know as it is filtering out what is not helpful. Which news is really important? And which…

You’d like to have a better job, but the training will cost a lot of time and money. You’d like to marry a certain someone, but you’re scared of being rejected. You’d really like that knee to stop hurting all the time, but you know the surgery and rehab will…

Difficult Discipleship Joshua 5:1-12 Review: 1. The soldiers’ circumcision proves that the pursuit of holiness in a sinful world is hard work. 2. When God stopped giving manna to His people, it demonstrates that God is not going to do for us what we can do for ourselves. 3. Obedience…

Bible Reading for September 14 – Exodus 16:31-36 “If I could just see a miracle, then I’d believe in God.” Maybe you’ve heard that, or even said something like that yourself. Maybe you think that if you could just have seen Jesus multiply the loaves and fishes or walk on…

Who has time for a Sabbath? Perhaps the better question, in this age of stress-induced depression, anxiety, and illness, is who doesn’t need a Sabbath? And no, that doesn’t mean one of those harried, hurried, pack-all-the-fun-you-can-into-one-trip vacations that leave you so exhausted you need a break from your break. A…

Bible Reading for September 12 – Exodus 16:16-21 Why do we Americans have such a hard time trusting that God will provide for us? Why do we constantly try to handle everything ourselves? Well, today’s passage shows us that this problem is not unique to us. Now, remember what’s going…