Resting in God’s Will – Joseph
There’s something profoundly comforting about Jacob’s story. Unlike Abraham, whose faith leaps off the pages in dramatic acts of…
Finishing Faith’s Journey
One of the brilliant threads woven throughout Hebrews 11 is the eternal perspective of each character. Jacob’s worship and…
Passing on the Promise
Hebrews 11 weaves a beautiful thread of eternal perspective into the lives of its heroes. For Jacob, worshiping at the end of his life reflected…
The Wound that Heals
Though he experienced supernatural encounters with God, Jacob still feared obedience. Instead of believing God had changed …
Grace in the Detours
Even as his wives and concubines bore him more and more children, Jacob also prospered materially. Though Laban continued…
The God Who Sees and Speaks
Have you ever experienced family turmoil, conflict that not only causes tension but tears your family apart? If so, you…
Wrestling with God
Observers must not give in to the temptation to tear away a cocoon encasing a caterpillar. To do so pulls the struggling caterpillar…
From Sneak to Servant – Jacob
There’s something profoundly comforting about Jacob’s story. Unlike Abraham, whose faith leaps off the pages in dramatic acts of…
The Sweet Fruit of Surrender
Surrender is rarely sweet in the moment. It feels more like loss than gain—like saying goodbye to the life we wanted, the plan we imagined. But…
When Good Desires Become Idols - 2
It’s difficult to understand how Isaac, a man who clearly tried to circumvent God’s plans, is included in the Hall of Faith. Let’s see if…
When Good Desires Become Idols
Some idols wear shiny, obvious disguises: wealth, fame, pleasure. But others slip quietly into our hearts, cloaked in goodness. A child’s…
Faith in the Waiting
Waiting on God can feel like silence, like standing still in a storm while the world rushes ahead. But in that quiet space, where nothing changes…
When Obedience Hurts
There are moments in the life of every believer when God’s will feels confusing, painful, and utterly unfair. When the path…
A Painful Surrender
There are moments when obedience to God is not only costly—it feels like a piece of your heart has been ripped away. Yet, in…
Costly Obedience – Isaac
What does it mean to trust God when His plans conflict with our desires? How do we walk in obedience when our hearts are breaking, when…
Giving Up What is Most Precious
The Greek word for “reasoned” is logisamenos and implies a calculated or computed reasoning. Abraham reasoned, but not…
The Purging of an Old Woman’s Faith
While Abraham’s faith was strong that God would indeed provide an heir, God still had work to do in Sarah’s heart. God…
Roller Coaster Faith
God had already kept many of His promises to Abraham: he was now wealthy, his name was at last respected, and his…
Lies and More Lies
While in Egypt, Abraham continued his downward spiral. As is so often the case with us, Abraham compounded his problems, getting deeper…
Descent into Egypt
In Canaan, God revealed more of His plan for the Patriarch’s family. Upon Abraham’s arrival in the city of Shechem, God told him…