God's Priority Is Relationship, Not ComfortReading: John 10:10; Deuteronomy 7:3-4One of the most persistent myths in the Christian life is the belief that God's top priority is our happiness. It is no...  Read More

The Danger of ForgettingReading: Deuteronomy 7:1-6The Israelites did not forget God accidentally. The Hebrew word used in Judges 3:7 describes a deliberate dismissal -- a choice to stop remembering. T...  Read More

As For Me and My HouseReading: Joshua 24:14-15 -- Joshua presents Israel with a clear choice and declares his own household's commitment to serve the Lord fully and without reservation.Joshua's declar...  Read More

Seeing Through the CaramelReading: 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 -- The apostle Paul warns that deception rarely announces itself as deception; it disguises itself as something appealing and even righteous.T...  Read More

Idolatry in Modern ClothingReading: Exodus 20:1-6 -- God declares that no other gods are to come before him, and that he is a jealous God who will not share devotion.We tend to think of idolatry as an...  Read More

The Cost of CompromiseReading: Joshua 23:6-13 -- Joshua warns Israel not to associate with surrounding nations in ways that would draw their hearts toward foreign gods.Joshua's warning was not rooted ...  Read More

Remembering What God Has DoneReading: Joshua 23:1-5, 14 -- Joshua reminds the leaders that God has fought for them and fulfilled every promise he made.It is easy to move forward without pausing to loo...  Read More

2,000 Years of Grace -- and What Comes NextReading: Revelation 20:11-15; John 3:16-18; Romans 5:8-9The gospel is simultaneously the greatest message of hope ever spoken and the most serious warning ev...  Read More

Reading Scripture HonestlyReading: 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Psalm 119:160; Proverbs 2:1-6Every word of Scripture is God-breathed, which means none of it can be safely ignored, including the parts that make ...  Read More

The God of JusticeReading: Genesis 15:13-16; Deuteronomy 32:3-4; Romans 2:5-8Justice is not a contradiction of love. It is one of love's most serious expressions. When God told Abram that the sin of t...  Read More

Slow to Anger, Abounding in LoveReading: Exodus 34:6-7; Psalm 103:8-14; 2 Peter 3:9Long before the New Testament, God declared Himself compassionate, gracious, and slow to anger. These are not new qua...  Read More

The God Who Does Not ChangeReading: Hebrews 13:8; Malachi 3:6; James 1:17It is tempting to read the Old Testament and the New Testament as if they reveal two entirely different Gods -- one defined by ...  Read More