How Do I Know What to Do? Been thinking a lot about our path in life. Where will it lead? What do we do when life seems uncertain? One thing I keep coming back to is this: Do what you know to do. Many people have said it this way, “Do the next right thing.” The question I have is this: how do you know what to do? The answer: We listen. One day after a particular hard night as…
Why God Doesn’t Need Us I’m not sure if you heard – but I’m writing a book! That’s right! B&H Publishing (a division of Lifeway) has contracted me to write a book on the life of Moses. I can’t wait to share more details later and if you would like to stay up to date on all book-writing news, sign up here. Today I want to share what I am learning about why God doesn’t need us. As I study…
Let’s Read the Bible – The Letters of John Remember the days when we were young and we sent actual letters in the mail? At the end of Bible camp one summer when I was twelve, the girls in my cabin exchanged mailing addresses. I sent almost everyone on that list a card, but only one girl wrote me back. Her name was Heather and we sent letters to each other for years. During our teenage years the internet came…
Reading the Bible Without An Agenda My little planner heart likes agendas. When I attend meetings, I love getting an agenda. What are we going to talk about? What is on the horizon? And what can we plan for? Those are questions a control-loving person like me loves! I like to know that there is a purpose in something before I commit to doing it. If I am honest, having an agenda with my quiet time took a wrong turn…