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  • The Big and the Small

    In a recent read through of Elisha’s story, I was struck by a seemingly throw away moment.  In 2 Kings 6, a group of prophets invite Elisha to come with… Read more

  • If All Your Friends Jumped Off a Cliff…

    When asked to name figures of the Bible, I highly doubt Rehoboam ever makes a top ten list. In fact, I bet some of you reading this right now thought… Read more

  • Hannah’s War Cry

    Hannah is an interesting figure in the Bible. All told, she shows up for a little less than the first two chapters of 1 Samuel. If this book were a… Read more

  • The Tangled Times

    When I was little, I wasn’t the best at taking care of nice things. It didn’t stop me from trying to have them, and for a time I had a… Read more

  • Such a Time as This

    I think the book of Esther gets a bit of a bad time. It feels like half the time Esther is shoved into women’s faces as the ultimate, unattainable female… Read more

  • When All Is Lost

    In my personal Bible reading, I just read through Psalm 77. The Psalms are often a bit of whiplash to read. Unlike the histories, the gospels, or the letters, the… Read more

  • Both Sides

    The book of Hebrews might honestly be my favorite book of the New Testament. Every time I read it I’m struck anew by the hopeful, but entirely realistic outlook. Time… Read more

  • Akoniti

    The novel Gates of Fire is one of my all time favorites. It’s unreasonably good. I could (and have) written at length of how much and exactly why I love… Read more

  • The Lost and the Found

    The other night leaving the gym, a cat ran out in the road and I almost hit it. Worried that someone else would, I pulled over thinking I would take… Read more

  • Hope Beyond Evil

    Last year I read The Hiding Place for the first time and honestly I don’t know how I got so far in life without reading it. It’s an incredible first… Read more

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