When “Called” Isn’t Enough

When “Called” Isn’t Enough

These are the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. 2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed...
A Disciplined People

A Disciplined People

As Christians, how we settle, how we war, how we camp, and who we surround ourselves with matters in the order of things. The way we structure our lives (our rhythms, our relationships, our worship) reveals what and who sits at the center of our hearts. God doesn’t...
When Obedience Feels Like Risk

When Obedience Feels Like Risk

Yesterday I finally shared publicly about the new book — after being a little hidden and MIA for a while — and the response was incredible. So much encouragement, so much love, so many kind words. And I panicked. Not because I’m worried about sales. Not because I’m...
A Time to Heal

A Time to Heal

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 What happens when you’re injured and don’t even know it?What happens when you’re hurt but don’t have the luxury to stop, because too many people count on you, or...
When Sacrifice Becomes Disobedience

When Sacrifice Becomes Disobedience

Leviticus 17:1-6 is one of those passages that most of us breeze past. Sacrificing goats in fields? Cool, Old Testament Israel, do your thing. But tucked in this ancient text is a principle I think we desperately need today. God told Israel, “If anyone kills an ox,...
When the Word Feels Weird…

When the Word Feels Weird…

Nothing is more demoralizing than waking up early, craving a word from God, hoping to open your Bible and be deeply encouraged… only to realize: 1. You’re still in Leviticus. 2. You’ve landed in the bodily discharge chapter. So you read it — because you love Jesus —...