This Little Light of Mine… but Should it Stay Little?

Have you ever had a moment where the lights in a room were dim…and you mistook something for something else? I think we all have. Have you ever walked across a dark room thinking you could make it—only to trip over something you didn’t even know was there? I have. In fact, I once cut […]

When Did Jesus Really Die? Maybe Not What You Think

It’s kind of wild when you think about it. All over the world…same time of year…people pause… to remember the death of Jesus. Different languages.Different cultures.Different traditions. But the same story. That matters. It really does. — Now…what I’m about to say—this isn’t a shot at anybody. Not trying to pick a fight. Just…maybe an […]

This isn’t the answer you were looking for

You prayed for a solution. A fix.A breakthrough.A clear yes.Or at least a clear no. Something you could hold in your hands and say, there it is… that’s what God did. But what if… what if the answer didn’t come like that? What if the answer came… sideways? There’s this moment with Daniel. He’s praying for the […]

So… What Does This Mean?

The same fate awaits the fool and the wise.The lawbreaker and the law keeper.The uneducated and the educated.The poor and the rich. That fate is… Death. A heavy thought, I know.Not exactly the kind of thing you put on a coffee mug. But it’s not a foreign idea in Scripture. Just ask Solomon. …actually, you’re […]

The Real Jesus

There’s a tension we don’t always sit in long enough. Two visions of Jesus. Daniel sees Him— (Daniel 10:3-5)and it’s almost too much to take in: A man clothed in linen.Gold wrapped around Him.A body like topaz.A face like lightning.Eyes like fire.A voice that sounds like a crowd roaring all at once. John sees Him— […]

The Power of the Unexpected

There’s something deeply satisfying about a sentence that pulls the rug out from under you. That’s exactly what a paraprosdokian does. A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech where the second half of a sentence flips the meaning of the first—forcing you to pause, laugh, or rethink what you just read. It’s the linguistic version of a […]