Of Calendars and Prophecy – Part 1

The Problem With Prophetic Years I was recently on a podcast and had a great time discussing the Bible, prophecy, Daniel’s seventy weeks, and the dating of Jesus’ death. One of the topics that came up was calendaring systems and how we arrive at some of the dates that are commonly presented in Bible studies, […]

Are We More Certain Than We Should Be?

Every Easter season the debates begin again. Was Jesus crucified on Friday? Was it Thursday? Was it Wednesday? Someone pulls out a chart. Someone else pulls out an astronomical table. Before long, people are counting backward, counting forward, calculating moon phases, and debating ancient calendars as if they have a first-century Jewish almanac sitting on […]

It Matters What you Accept

Not everything that enters your life leaves you unchanged. Some things strengthen your identity.Other things slowly replace it. That’s why Genesis 14 is such a powerful moment in Abram’s life. After a great victory, the king of Sodom offers Abram the spoils of war. And Abram refuses. Why? Because Abram understood that some gifts come […]

Toddlers and Toys

You ever notice how tightly a toddler can hold on to something? A toy.A cracker.A random stick they found in the yard five minutes ago. You try to take it away and suddenly it becomes the most valuable object on earth. And honestly… adults aren’t always that different. We just trade toys for land.For status.For […]

The Noise Is Loud

There’s this feeling a lot of people carry right now… like following Jesus has become harder than ever. Not because church buildings disappeared.Not because Bibles vanished.Not because faith no longer exists. But because the noise is everywhere. Messages.Opinions.Hot takes.Arguments.Reels.Platforms.Voices. Everybody preaching something. And from every direction it feels like there’s another invitation to drift. Another […]

Sandcastles and Motes

There’s something almost sacred about the beach early in the morning. Before the umbrellas.Before the laughter.Before the footprints. The sand is untouched.Flat.Open. Like a blank canvas waiting for someone to leave their mark on it. Then people begin to arrive. Families.Friends.Children carrying buckets bigger than their arms can manage. And all day long people build. […]