Numbers 22-24 – Better Than a Talking Donkey
When you read Numbers chapters 22-24, it’s easy to just zero in on the talking donkey story. And why wouldn’t you?! It’s big, unusual, and…
November 21, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 21 – A Snake on a Pole
The physician’s symbol for healing is a pole around which is wrapped a snake (sometimes two.) This imagery relates to a story found in Numbers…
November 14, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 20 – Swinging at Rocks
If you’ve ever had trouble following directions, you can relate to Moses. There was a specific time in Moses’ life when failing to follow God’s…
November 7, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 17-19 – Chosen for the Team
As a kid, I was usually the last one picked for the team. This was true for basketball, football, baseball…basically anything with a ball. I had no…
October 31, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 16 – Pay Attention to Your Posture
Remember when your parents would fuss about your posture? They would say things like: “Sit up straight.” “Don’t slouch.” “Stand tall.” Why was this…
October 24, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 15 – Keep It Up!
It’s a good feeling to finally reach a goal. The sense of accomplishment and achievement you get from reaching a goal is intoxicating. But then what?…
October 17, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 14 – Trading “I Remember” for “I Can’t Wait to See”
I was working in the oil fields of West Texas when God called me into full time ministry. After some preparation, I moved my wife and two small…
October 10, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 13 – Armchair Quarterbacks
I’m not really into sports, but I still play “armchair quarterback” more than I care to admit. An armchair quarterback, is one who talks a good game…
October 3, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 12 – I Want to Be More Like Moses
I want to be like Moses. It’s not that I want to walk around with a big stick and a glowing face, calling down plagues and parting large bodies of…
September 26, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 11 – Lighten Up!
I hate to admit it, but I’ve become a complainer…at least more than I used to be. I’m not sure what happened. I used to be more up-beat, more…
September 19, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 10 – Traveling Details
I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a detailed person. I’m a big picture person. I have great ideas, but when I look at all the details of making…
September 11, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 9 – Unquestioning Obedience
When I was a child, “because I said so” never felt like a good reason to comply. That’s because there’s something in us that resists being told what…
September 5, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 7-8 – Are You An Indian-Getter?
Maybe you’ve heard someone use the term “Indian Giver.” Though not politically correct, the title refers to someone who gives something away only to…
August 28, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 6 – Do You Vow?
Numbers chapter 6 talks about a Nazarite vow. This is a vow in which a person separates themselves to God by separating themselves from certain…
August 22, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 5 – The “I” Beams of a Strong Life
If you were trying to build a team (a sports team, a business team, a class, or even a family,) what would you most want to emphasize and engrain in…
July 12, 2018 · 2 min read
Numbers 1-4 – God is in the Details
Detail people. We all know them. They are the people who think in terms of who, what, when, and how. They need to dot every I and cross every T. They…
June 24, 2018 · 2 min read
Leviticus 27 – A Final Word from Leviticus
Ever had a question you wanted to ask, but didn’t think it would be appropriate? “When is your baby due?” “Are you ill, because you don’t look so…
June 19, 2018 · 2 min read
Leviticus 26 – The American Dream vs God’s Dream
The American Dream…peace, prosperity, protection, and prominence. These are the things we long and strive for. We’re told that, because we live in…
June 19, 2018 · 2 min read
Leviticus 25 – Rest and Freedom
We live in a society that moves at a frantic pace. We seek to get as much as we can, as quickly as we can. We use every minute of every day, feeling…
June 3, 2018 · 2 min read
Leviticus 23-24 – Familiarity and Reverence
There’s an old saying… “Familiarity breeds contempt.” This can be true in our relationship with God, but the contempt looks more like casualness. Our…
June 3, 2018 · 2 min read
Leviticus 20-22 – You Can’t Skim Over Holiness
Holiness. It sounds so unattainable…kind of like perfection. Perhaps I would prefer to think of holiness as unattainable perfection. That way, I can…
May 20, 2018 · 2 min read
Leviticus 18-19 – Moving In
When the children of Israel moved into the Land of Canaan, they had left behind an old way of life in Egypt, and had been brought to another godless…
April 29, 2018 · 2 min read
Leviticus 15-17 – Our 3 Greatest Needs
It can be challenging to consistently pull applicable truths from the chapters of Leviticus. I’m sure this is more of a reflection on me than on…
April 24, 2018 · 2 min read
Leviticus 13-14 – Stop the Spread
When you think of the Bible, you typically think of things like: Adam and Eve; Mose and the Read Sea; the walls of Jericho; the life, death and…
April 15, 2018 · 2 min read