Camping season always puts a smile on my face. There’s something special about being out in God’s creation, whether I’m riding a good horse or sitting around a campfire with friends. I get so caught up enjoying these moments that writing isn’t at the top of my TODO list. I’m still keeping up with my…
The story of Balaam and the talking donkey has always intrigued me. Balaam was a prophet for hire; for a fee, he would bless and curse people. The Moab king wanted him to curse the Israelites so he could defeat them in battle. God tells Balaam not to curse them; Balaam agrees. The Moab king…
Psalms 49 and 1 Corinthians 10:33 hit hard this morning. I often think about how much easier life would be if I were rich, if I hit the lottery. If we all drove nice cars, lived in nice houses without payments, and left our kids a big inheritance. For when they die, they take nothing…
It’s day 98 of the One-Year Bible Plan, and today’s readings made me think about life and death. The time has come for Aaron to join his ancestors in death. He will not enter the land I am giving the people of Israel, because the two of you rebelled against my instructions concerning the water…
I’ve often thought that “know-it-alls” ruin life for everyone else. While reading 1 Corinthians 8, I was reminded of that again. ‘2Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much. 3But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.’1 Corinthians 8:2-3 If you know everything, you can’t learn…
In today’s reading of Numbers 16, we learn of Korah and his buddies leading an uprising against Moses and Aaron. They get another 250 to join in, and God ends up destroying them. The earth actually opened up and swallowed Korah, his buddies, and their families, then fire devoured the 250. I don’t think it’s…
Paul gives us a strong warning in 1 Corinthians 6, and the types of sin that will block us from going to Heaven. There’s never been a time in history when it’s been so easy to sin. The vast majority of the content we can consume on the internet, in music, and in media normalizes…
Paul has some really strong words in 1 Corinthians 5 about sin and how to handle blatant sin in the church. Paul hears reports of a man living in sin with his stepmother, so Paul instructs the church that they need to address this situation and remove him from their fellowship. ‘6Your boasting about this…
Numbers 11 got me thinking about a couple of things this morning. First, I need to watch my complaining and be thankful for what I have. A lot of people would stand in line for my problems, and I have created most of those problems myself. And reading how the complaining started, the NKJV says…
This morning I’m reading 1 Corinthians 3, and I feel like I need to start taking better care of my body. Health experts classify being 30 pounds overweight as obesity. I need to make better lifestyle choices. I don’t want the temple to be so big that the Holy Spirit gets lost. I don’t want…