What different would the world look if Christians decided to never be offended? How different would your life look if you chose to exchange your anger for peace in your heart?
Category: Discipleship
Laying out a Fleece of Faith: Lessons from Rebekah the Hospitable
The story of Isaac and Rebekah is fascinating, and this is a close look at the way in which it began.
Book Review: The Queen You Thought You Knew by Rabbi David Fohrman
This exceptional book examines the story of Esther in ways that answer questions I have asked for years and questions I didn’t even know to ask.
Reading the Entire Bible with My Kids
After trying multiple Bible curricula, I decided that simply reading the Bible and discussing it was the best way to teach it to my kids.
Suffering Righteously: A Deep Dive into Hebrews
There are many times when our suffering can simply feel like too much. This a sermon series on Hebrews that helped my perspective during these times of intense challenge.
Zero to Sixty: Seeking Help When Anxiety Floods My Heart, Mind, and Soul
Anxiety has been a life long struggle for me, and over the last few years I have built some healthy coping mechanisms. Even with all my practice though, there are times when I still lose the battle.
The Gift of Rain in the Desert
Our move from San Francisco to Los Angeles came as a surprise in many ways, but God eased our journey with unexpected grace.
“I Want the Big Waves”: Lessons from My Daughter’s Search for the Hard Things
It didn’t matter how many times they wiped her out, Ana Lia wanted to ride the big waves the most.
The Suffering Servant Discourse: Life Lessons from Isaiah
So many times we take our American Christian theology and impose it onto the Bible. It’s possible to learn so many more lessons when we try to view it through the lens in which it was written.
Book Review: Sabbath as Resistance by Walter Brueggemann
This book examines the Ten Commandments through the lens of the Fourth Commandment. The author details how observance of Sabbath today is as countercultural as it was when the Israelites came out of Egypt.