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Does God Trust You?

 "But not with my servant Moses.  Of all my house, he is the one I trust."  (Numbers 12.7).
That’s God speaking , by the way.
Most of us spend a lot of time trying to figure out whether we think God is trustworthy. But this verse changes the game significantly.  Maybe the only question isn’t whether we [...]

Modern Idol

I’m so grateful for my Calvinist background.  One of the Calvin quotes I think about regularly is that the human mind is a perpetual factory of idols. 
What this means is that we continually invent new ways to crowd God out of our lives and worship something else.  For some of us, that may mean other [...]

How to Lose at Success

I twittered about something a few days ago and it generated more of a reaction than I anticipated.  This is simply what the tweet said:
The greatest threat to your dependence on God is your current success.
Most of us feel our need for God most deeply when we are up against a big obstacle.  Usually [...]

What If Your Faith Grew Like This?

Some mornings my Bible reading stops me dead in my tracks.  This was the first verse I read this morning:
“Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.” Genesis 15:1 (NLT)

Could have stopped [...]