Problems. We all have them, problems big and small. Some are easy to fix, others not so much. As we end our “aha” journey through Exodus, we find the Israelites responding to God’s instructions to build a tabernacle. More importantly, they were responding to a request for anyone who was willing to bring and/or make…

Remember I said I was going to share some “aha” moments with you as I read through the bible again this year? First, I shared about God’s grief. Then Jacob’s thinking. Today it’s Joseph—or perhaps, just perhaps, even us! Can lies, backstabbing, tragedy, or loss ever be good? While we may not all agree theologically…

Jacob is an interesting combination of smart, patient, strong-willed, cunning, deceiving, type of unbelieving hero. Somewhere in that line up we may find ourselves.  In Genesis 28 we find Jacob (after he cheated his brother Esau twice (first with stew and then with animal fur-great stories!), somewhere at night sleeping, using a rock for a…

Have you ever thought about what living with eyes on the glories of heaven might mean in your daily life?   I recently read an article by Billy Graham where he wrote, “I have found in my travels that those who keep Heaven in view remain serene and cheerful in the darkest day. If the glories…

How precious are our tears!                                     Have you ever stopped to consider that God is keeping track of all your (and my) sorrows? Not a tear falls that goes unnoticed. God has been present every step of your…