Living in Tents
The annual Jewish holiday of the Feast of Tabernacles (sukkot) is coming quickly! (Sept 23–30). This is one of the annual festivals that makes me wish I was Jewish. It’s …
The annual Jewish holiday of the Feast of Tabernacles (sukkot) is coming quickly! (Sept 23–30). This is one of the annual festivals that makes me wish I was Jewish. It’s …
The people murmured against Moses. (Ex 15:23; 16:2; 17:3) When we face serious problems, and we know deep inside ourselves that we cannot solve those problems, it causes us to doubt …
God wants to accomplish the impossible in our lives. He wants to do things that are unexplainable and beyond our imagination. This is an exciting reality, however, it means that …
The opening chapter of the book of Exodus presents a problem. It's not just any problem, it's a big problem. The entire family of God, the chosen people, are being held captive …
Sanctification is a hard thing. It's an intimidating thing. The word itself essentially means "the process of becoming holy". One of the issues with this definition, however, is the lack …
It's risky business to talk about the cross in ways that mainstream protestant-evangelicals aren't used to. Fortunately (or unfortunately), I do this quite often. There are several dimensions of the cross …
An excerpt from Holiness in Fresh Perspective: Covenant, Cross, and Kingdom (Wipf and Stock, expected 2015). The Exodus in the Old Testament was the high moment of salvation for the family of Abraham, …
Why did God let Pharaoh think that he was in control? This is one of those parts of the Exodus account that intrigues me. Certainly God could have freed Israel in …
God meets our needs to prepare us for greater things. Often times we make the mistake of thinking that God meets our needs for our purposes. He certainly meets our …
The powers of the world are relentless. This comes out in the story of the Exodus. It's a story we all know so well. One of the more memorable parts …