Back to Bethel.
Most of us can identify places in our lives that carry more significance than the location itself would suggest.
For some, it is a church camp where faith first became personal. For others, it is a baptism, a difficult season that drove them to prayer, or a moment when God's presence became unmis...
Jun 11, 2026
The Power of Jesus: His Presence
There are moments in life when absence feels heavier than words can express.
A seat at the table remains empty. A familiar voice is no longer heard. A conversation we wish we could have one more time remains unfinished. Most of us know what it means to long for the presence of someone we love. Th...
Jun 04, 2026
Right Promise, Wrong Method
There are moments in Scripture that feel uncomfortably familiar because they reveal how easily sincere faith can drift into anxious control.
The story of Rebekah is one of those moments.
Before Jacob and Esau were ever born, God had already spoken clearly. Rebekah was not guessing about the futur...
May 21, 2026
When War is A Safer Place
A woman settles in for the evening following her normal routine. She checks the doors, turns off the lights, and settles into the stillness. Everything seems normal. She is safe, protected, and everything feels familiar. She goes to bed without concern. But in her routine, something small was mis...
Apr 23, 2026
What are You Looking At?
There’s a moment in Scripture that feels closer to home than we’d like to admit. David is in the streets, celebrating, fully alive before God. He isn't trying to protect his image. He isn't concerned about his status. David is completely immersed in worship as he brings the Ark of the Covenant in...
Apr 16, 2026
A Common Spiritual Battle Mistake
Don't Fight Fair!
Most people lose spiritual battles for one reason:
They’re fighting on the enemy’s terms.
There’s a detail in the story of David and Goliath that’s easy to miss, but it changes everything.
Goliath was built for close combat.Sword. Spear. Armor. Size.
If you fight him up close… y...
Apr 09, 2026
Lord Jesus
In the first century, the name Jesus was not unique.
It was spoken in marketplaces, called across family tables, written into records, and carried by thousands of ordinary men. Historians estimate that as many as one out of every twenty Jewish males bore that name. It was familiar. It was common....
Apr 02, 2026
When God Turns Out the Lights
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The Scriptures describe a moment in Egypt when the natural order of the world seemed to collapse.
God spoke to Moses and said, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that the...
Mar 12, 2026
The Plague of Locusts — Negotiating with God
There is a meaningful difference between wanting consequences removed and wanting the heart transformed. And that difference exposes something uncomfortable.
Why do we often pray with urgency during crisis, yet resist surrender when obedience is required?
The human heart does not move cleanly f...
Mar 05, 2026
The God Who Controls the Storms
If you knew with certainty that a major storm would arrive tomorrow at exactly this time, you would not treat it casually. You would not scroll past the forecast. You would not shrug and assume it might miss you. You would prepare because certainty changes behavior.
We recently experienced how un...
Feb 26, 2026
The Limits of Human Medicine
Exodus 9:8-12
There are moments in Scripture when judgment is revelatory, not merely destructive. The plague of boils in Exodus 9 is one of those moments. It is not only a display of divine power. It is an exposure of misplaced confidence.
Egypt was not an unsophisticated culture. It possessed ad...
Feb 20, 2026
Who Owns What You Own?
Introduction
Last Sunday, more than one hundred million people watched the Super Bowl. They knew who was winning based on a scoreboard.. Every touchdown, every extra point, and every field goal was added and accounted for. The scoreboard provided clarity.
But life does not come with a stadium scr...
Feb 12, 2026
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