What We Hide Behind

We know. I mean, we really know. We’ve read it—articles, threads, comment sections that somehow turn into debates about everything and nothing.Books stacked on nightstands.Blogs bookmarked for “later.” We’ve heard it—podcasts in the car,sermons on Sunday,voices through speakers telling us what matters, what works, what’s next. We know. We know.We know. And there’s this strange comfort in […]

The Future Is Now

You ever notice how we talk about the future like it’s somewhere else? Like it’s waiting for us down the road. Someday.Later.Eventually. As if one day we’ll arrive there. But here’s the strange thing about the future: You’re standing in it. Right now. The life you’re living today—the rhythms,the habits,the relationships,the direction— this is the […]

5 Reasons I’m Not In a Hurry for Spring

A few days ago I heard someone say, “I can’t wait for winter to be over.” Then another person chimed in, “I am so ready for spring.” And before long it turned into one of those conversations where everyone starts dreaming about sunshine, flowers, and sitting outside again. Meanwhile, I’m standing there thinking,“Am I the only person […]

Desolations in Daniel: More Than an End-Times Word

When many people read the prophecies of the Book of Daniel, the word “desolation” immediately pushes their thinking toward the end of the world. The phrase “abomination of desolation” is often treated strictly as an end-times topic. But when you read Daniel closely, you realize something important: Daniel speaks of multiple desolations across history—not just one event at the end […]

Hanging Around

You become like the people you hang around. It’s one of those truths that shows up everywhere in life.You see it in families.You see it in schools.You see it in churches. You see it in yourself. Because people shape us. Slowly. Quietly. Almost invisibly. The voices we listen to…the people we spend time with…the conversations […]

Start With Me

Sometimes the most powerful moment in the Bible doesn’t happen during a miracle. No fire from heaven.No sea splitting in half.No angel appearing in the night. Sometimes it happens with a man sitting quietly… Reading. That’s how Daniel 9 begins. Daniel is reading the writings of the prophet Jeremiah. Words written decades earlier. Words spoken […]