When Sacrifice Becomes Disobedience

by chadeece | Jul 22, 2025 | devotional, Insights

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…

by chadeece | Jun 25, 2025 | devotional, Insights

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 —...

Leviticus 13 [Part 3/4]

by chadeece | Jun 24, 2025 | devotional, Insights

WHEN THE MASK COMES OFF I’m still knee-deep in Leviticus 13 — and this next part hit me right in the gut. Once a person was diagnosed with leprosy, they had to tear their clothes, leave their hair messy, cover their upper lip (basically mask up) and shout, “Unclean!...

One Verse At A Time

by chadeece | Jun 20, 2025 | devotional, Insights

I’M STARTING SOMETHING NEW I don’t know if this happens to you in your Bible reading journey, but there are moments where one verse will stop me in my tracks. And this morning was no different. God, in His goodness, caused my heart to wonder just a bit more than...

Leviticus 13 [Part 2/4]

by chadeece | Jun 19, 2025 | devotional, Insights

WHEN THE WAITING ROOM FEELS LIKE A PRISON I’ve been sitting with the next piece of Leviticus 13 and — honestly? It’s still weird. After the priest inspects the suspicious spot, they often put the person in isolation for seven days. And sometimes another seven. (Hello,...

The Genius of Good

by chadeece | Jun 18, 2025 | Insights, messages

BEFORE THE CROWD WAVED PALMS, JESUS WALKED IN GOODNESS. This past Easter, I read The Genius of Jesus by Erwin McManus — and it wrecked me in the best way. So much so that our entire Easter series unpacked its chapters and themes. It’s a captivating thought: the subtle...