Tag: exodus

The Red Thread: Snakes, Jesus, & Second Chances

What do snakes, Jesus, and second chances have in common? The Wedding Day Imagine this scene. It’s a wedding day. And you’ve been invited to the wedding. You came dressed…



The Red Thread: Tent Camping, God, and the Exodus

Tent Camping Have you ever thought about going tent camping with Jesus? When our kids were little, Alisha and I would often ask other parents… parents that we looked up…



The 4 Cups of Passover: Gratitude for the Bread of Christ and the Cup of Salvation

Gratitude + Communion My friend Jon Grottis once said, “Gratitude is like a mosaic. If you step back and look at it you see the face of God. When we…



Lord, I Need You

Who do you call? Who do you call when you need help? In 1984 this song made it to Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. If there’s something strangeIn…



How Great is Our God

Your Perspective Changes Your Perception The Beach A few weeks ago my family got to go on a quick vacation to the beach. Whenever we get a chance, we love…



through the water

Through the Water: The Red Sea

Get Out of Jail Free Card? When I was a kid one of the board games I loved to play with my family was Monopoly.  Any Monopoly fans? For you…



fear God courage

What does courage look like?

What does courage look like? Alex Honnold is a famous rock climber. Recently, he climbed El Capitan, a famed 3,000-foot rock wall that is a legendary challenge for climbers of…



When We Give Together We Get to Experience God Together

When We Give Together We Get to Experience God Together There’s an incredible ancient story about what happened when the people of God were captivated by uncommon generosity toward a…



Blessed Be Your Name

God has a name

God has a name. God in & of itself is not a name.  It’s a title.  There are a lot of gods.  But there is only one true God. And…



Only God

One of the greatest stories in the Bible that informs so much of what we know & think about God is the story of Exodus.  It’s the story of God…