For many of y’all, spring has fully arrived, and you’re anxiously awaiting summer. Here in my neck-of-the-woods, we’re never sure what the day might bring. Sometimes rainy and 50’s. Other times sunny and 70’s or even 80’s. Believe me…I’m ANXIOUSLY awaiting the Pacific Northwest’s full-blown summer. Does anyone yearn for winter’s bone-chilling cold? Maybe not, but I know folks who …
The Barrier of One God Among Many
Play Podcast using the Stitcher App What distinguishes your God from other gods and His supernatural activity? (For those who essentially relegate religion to a legend or myth by attribute anything that defies nature or goes beyond human intellect to a “higher power.”) Meet Pharaoh—declared as son of the god Horus, the king of Egypt not only ruled the land, …
Worship Where You Are
I’ve never been a great singer, but I sang in choir at our first church. My choir escapades are epic, actually. An Easter Sunday cantata in which I sang a long, strong high note right in front of the microphone—and burped. Oh, yes. One of my finest moments. It was at a Christmas cantata with another one of those long …
The Barrier of Feeling Abandoned By God
How to SubscribeSUBSCRIBE: Why can’t I feel God’s presence or relate to Him like I used to? (For those who put their faith in a special or unique manifestation of God’s presence) Meet Miriam—an eighty-six year-old, unmarried prophetess, who has been the sole mouthpiece of God to the people of Israel since she was a child. In Numbers 12, Yahweh …
The Barrier of Doubting God’s Goodness
How to SubscribeSUBSCRIBE: How can I trust God to do good things for me when I see so much evil around the world? (For those who put their faith in safety, security, and the “good life” they create for themselves.) Meet Eleazar—Aaron’s third-born son and nephew of Miriam and Moses. In Exodus 28:1, we learn that Eleazar becomes a priest, …
It Takes a Lamb by Kate Hodges
This past week leading up to Easter, I have been struck anew by the reality of what Jesus did for us. Perhaps it was reading Miram’s account of the first Passover, the fear, the hope, the blind faith. They did not have it all written in black and white and even if they did, most of them couldn’t read. The …