A mission statement that flows from a biblical worldview becomes a map that helps us stay on track or get back on track…

I lived a long time without realizing I had a worldview! I think a lot of people are like that, living life without identifying their core…

We started our Pilgrimage Fueled by Hope devotional series by asking the questions, “What is your auto response or default mode when life…

What an emotional roller coaster for the people of Judah and the king. Fierce enemies prepare to take over…

During an interview with a friend who lost a son, I asked her, “Is it true that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle?” She laughed out loud and…

I love that King Jehoshaphat recognizes that he is in over his head and his first steps are to humbly seek God and to call the people of Judah to fast and…

Jehoshaphat follows the call of God in 1 Chronicles 7:14. He reacts to his sin and Jehu’s exhortation with humility rather than arrogance and pride. His first steps…

Little did Jehoshaphat know that his response to Jehu’s rebuke was preparing him for the battle of all battles. Rather than imprison Jehu as King Ahab had…

Jehu did not wait for Jehoshaphat to rest up or even clean up from the battlefield. He met him and lost no time in boldly declaring that Jehoshaphat had really…

The life of Jehoshaphat is a school room that can fuel our own pilgrimages with hope. He committed his life to serving God, but he still…

Jehoshaphat owns his sinful choices and reacts to Jehu’s rebuke with humility and repentance. Remember how he started out his reign…

Weary, emotionally exhausted, in wonder at the close call of losing his life, filthy from battle, maybe wary of how God will treat him after this debacle of a battle, Jehoshaphat starts…

Remember that we can find Jesus in every Old Testament story, on every page of the Bible. We might not see His name, but He is there. There is a beautiful…

Ahab took the throne of Israel after the death of his father Omri (a despicably evil man). His rule began during the last years of the reign of King…

On the heels of describing the enormous accomplishments and prosperity Jehoshaphat enjoyed because of God’s blessings, this godly King makes an alliance with Ahab, the evil king…

Like so many, Jehoshaphat started a new chapter in his life with a heart “devoted to the ways of the Lord.” He didn’t just “put on” godly behavior, he put off…

I chose to end our Pilgrimage Fueled by Hope devotional series with the story of Jehoshaphat because his life mirrors so many of our own. Like us, he is on a pilgrimage through life…

During the worst days and months of my grief journey, my default mode was to turn to close friends for help. Through them God kept His promise…

As I have dug deeper into the lives of Anna, Hannah and Mary, I am struck by the tangible demonstration of the promises of the Covenant and why…

The similarities in Hannah and Mary’s songs are striking and a reminder that writers, moved by the Holy Spirit, wrote…