The new sermon series on Exodus: It’s a familiar story, and yet I’ve heard you mention that you see new things every time you study a book like this. The living Word of God never ceases to amaze me, especially as the Holy Spirit inspires something new for a new time....
Joshua certainly set an example of living the spiritual rollercoaster we all experience. From the high of the conquest of Jericho to the low of defeat at AI … from the low of having “sin in the camp” to the high of victory and rededication. When Joshua depended on the...
When asked to consider writing a blog post coinciding with our pastors’ sermon series on Joshua, I requested chapter 8 almost as a reflex driven by my military background. I remembered Joshua 8 records a textbook ambush. I owe it to my view of Scripture to start with...
What can we learn from hidden items buried below a tent, a battle gone wrong and a pile of rocks? As we are working our way through this sermon series on the book of Joshua, we approach a difficult storyline in chapter 7. We see in this chapter how God looks at the...
I have my own personal rules for thrifting: Never go in expecting to find what you’re looking for. Don’t rush finding the “perfect piece” and settling for something you don’t actually want, just to fill a space (fastest way to wind up with clutter). Never grab a cart...
Thoughts following Pastor Dave Creek’s sermon from Joshua 5: I have always been a bit impulsive when it comes to saying “yes.” In fact, I am painfully aware of this as I lie in bed writing this blog post. My 17-month-old foster son is fighting bedtime. The...
