Go read Romans 14:1-23. Let’s be honest. It’s right there, ironically, in black-and-white: there are such things as “grey areas” in the faith. There are areas in Christian life where …
Boundaries
Bible Verse: “This will be your land, with its boundaries on every side.” Numbers 34:12b Scripture Reading: Numbers 34; Hebrews 3:7-11 Numbers—the book has a lot of those, but really, …
Starting Again
Bible Verse: After the plague the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, “Take a census of the whole Israelite community by families—all those twenty years old or more who are …
Fruit Left on the Vine
Bible Verse: Not one of you will enter the land I swore with uplifted hand to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. As …
Our Generous God
Bible Verse: The Lord said to Moses, “Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.” Numbers 13:1-2 Scripture Reading: Numbers …
The Scariest Words of Jesus
Do you have a “life verse”? A particular verse or passage of Scripture that you have identified and latched on to as particularly meaningful or even formative for you? I …
Speaking for God
Bible Verse: When a prophet of the LORD is among you, I reveal myself to him in visions, I speak to him in dreams. But this is not true of …
Blessed and Kept
Bible Verse: The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 Scripture Reading: Numbers 6 If …
Stand Up and Be Counted
Bible Verse: Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. You and Aaron are to count according to their divisions all the …
When Jesus Restores Joy
The Loss of Joy Read Genesis chapters 6-9. Noah. Have you ever wondered what his life was like while building the ark? God had visited him and basically given him …