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  • ‘There Be Monsters!’ Faith, Fear & the Arms of God

    Have you ever come face to face with a ferocious monster? You know, the kind of villainous, malicious, delicious… err… knee-knocking, pants-wetting, truly terrifying creature who stalks your dreams and watches from behind spooky gnarled trees in the thick of the forest kind of monster?  Oh, really? They don’t exist, you say? Hmmm…. The kinds

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  • Fight, Flight or Faith?

    Just like you and me, David longed for rest from his troubles. And even though he knew that God was his spiritual refuge and his physical defender, David longed for relocation above all. But was he thinking rightly? Is it better to run away from your problems?

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  • Life as a Jar of Clay in a World of Stones

    Paul, in 2 Corinthians says that God has given us a great treasure inside our jars of clay. He has given us the light of the knowledge of the person and work of Jesus Christ. This light pierces the darkness, just as it did on that day of Creation, and enlightens the world around it.

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  • Elijah bolted out of Israel, leaving dust trails behind him. He went to Horeb, also known as Mount Sinai, called the “mountain of God.” The great prophet was SO distressed and SO afraid that he just wanted to die. Prophet on a ledge — look out below!

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