Have you ever wondered what made the early church so dynamic? What if I told you that the blueprint for church health isn’t found in the latest leadership book, but in the ancient pages of Acts?
You know that moment when you realize even your tears have given up? When the shower water mingles with what’s left of your weeping, and you can’t tell which is which anymore? Yeah, that kind of broken.
Let me tell you about the day my stone missed. Yeah, you heard that right. MISSED.
We all know the Sunday School version. Little David, big Goliath, perfect shot, giant falls. But here’s what they don’t teach you in Vacation Bible School – sometimes your stone…
Picture this: Three years of drought had turned the land to dust. Not a drop of rain in sight. The kind of drought that makes you forget what clouds look like. But Elijah? He heard rain. Not with his ears – there wasn’t a cloud in…
Twenty-four point eight miles.
It’s just a number, really. A short distance that most of us drive without a second thought. The kind of distance a jogger covers on a good morning, or a horse traverses in an easy hour. But sometimes the shortest distances hold…
Have you ever noticed how life’s greatest victories often lead to life’s quietest caves? Just ask Elijah. One moment he’s watching heaven’s fireworks display on Mount Carmel, and the next he’s running from a queen’s threats like yesterday’s newspaper caught in the wind.
The old oak tree in my backyard has taught me something about ministry. Each autumn, it lets go of its leaves – not in anger or fear, but because that’s part of its story.
Have you ever noticed how the biggest doors often swing on the smallest hinges? Take the word “ask” for instance. Three tiny letters that can change everything.