Devotionals
When God’s Commands Collide: Wrestling with Ezra’s Divorce Edict
The story in Ezra 9-10, where Israel’s leaders command the people to divorce their foreign wives and send away their children, can be deeply unsettling. It seems unthinkable for a people called by God to care for the vulnerable, to suddenly turn their backs on their wives and children. Our initial response may be one... Read More →
Beware the Holy Huddle
In Jeremiah 15, we see a profound tension between God’s judgment and His love. At the end of the chapter, God speaks of separating the precious from the vile, calling Jeremiah to be His mouthpiece. This passage highlights an important truth: it’s not enough to merely separate ourselves from sinful people and their actions. While... Read More →
Do Babies Go To Hell?
A number of years ago I was recruited by an outgoing youth pastor to join the transition team. My role was to mentor/advise the younger people on the team who were actually running the Jr/Sr High Youth Groups as well as to run the grade 6-12 Sunday School. It was one single class and so... Read More →
God, Revealed
He fills His hands with lightning bolts and hurls each at its target. This is a description Elihu offers of the God of Adam & Noah. At first it seems quaint a funny. It read more like a Greek mythological description of Zeus than one of the true living God. But the wider context is... Read More →