the blue door

 Moses sent twelve spies into the land of Canaan to see what they were up against. They came back with their heads low, and their spirits broken saying, “we are not able to go up against this people; for they are stronger than we” (Numbers 13:31). They finish their evil report by saying, “we were…

“The fear the Lord is the beginning…” (Prov. 1:7). In the beginning of the book of Proverbs, Solomon lays out a lot of synonyms that may leave us scratching our heads. We may wonder what is “discernment?” What’s the difference in “knowledge” and “wisdom?” Even the word “understanding” amid all the other similar ideas might…

“John baptized into a changed life” (Mark 1:1-2, The Message). When we were baptized, we turned our old life in for a kingdom life. New life, new place. We were instantly changed. Our future was redirected Heavenward. The old life vanished, to be remembered no more. We were born again. Our addresses changed and we…

Ever wondered what might happen if one of the planets suddenly jumped out of sequence? What if Pluto (yes, I still believe) said one day, “I think I’ll turn around and go the other way”. What kind of chaos in the cosmos would ensue? Earlier in the week, I said, “If you are a Christian…

If you hear a man rail at the Bible, you can usually conclude that he never reads it.”― Charles H. Spurgeon I’ve been living in the book of James – chapter one specifically. He says that we should “let patience have its perfect work, that we may be perfect and entire lacking in nothing (Ja.1:4 American…

God has put a passion inside my heart for the written word. Books are as much a part of me as my limbs are. When I was little, I sat in my room for hours organizing my books – labeling them and making my own personal card catalogue even before I knew what a card…

I don’t know the statistics that say just how many families are affected by addiction, but I do know that every family in my personal circle has some story about someone in their family that just “went off the deep end”. I dare say that I’m on the only person who can attest to this…

I love the feel of accomplishment on Saturday evening when I go to bed with my body aching in places I didn’t know I had from all the extra Saturday work – purging the fridge, putting away the dishes that have been stored in the dishwasher for the last few days and seeing them back…