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These past few weeks have been especially hard. After the loss of my mother, my father’s illness, and my own health challenges, I sensed the Lord gently calling me to rest. Rather than launching a new class this month, I’m choosing rest. 

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If you are wondering about all the hate for Jews you are seeing in the news, it’s important to understand the deep historical roots of anti-Semitism.

Anti-Semitism—hatred and persecution of Jewish people—has existed for nearly 2,000 years. While mo...

We live in a culture that shouts, “Don’t judge me!” and too often, Christians back away from speaking truth, afraid of being labeled judgmental. But Scripture doesn’t call us to silence or moral confusion. It calls us to righteous judgmentrooted in h...

This post is a sample lesson from my Bible journal class Discovering a Heart of Wisdom—a 31-lesson journey through Proverbs and beyond.

Each lesson in the class follows this same rich format—with personal reflection, deep verse unpacking, word stud...

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When Thoughts Become Strongholds

Whether you feel like a warrior or not, you’re in a battle today. It’s not a battle with people. Not with your circumstances. It’s a battle inside your mind.

We often think of spiritual warfare as something dramat...

In all the books I’ve written, the most important message I want to leave behind is this: God is love—and He is not angry with you. His heart is not hardened against you. He is not waiting to punish but longing to heal, to restore, to draw you close....

My mother passed away while I was writing the final lessons for the Beauty from Ashes class.

In the quiet aftermath of her death, I returned to the lessons with new eyes and made significant edits—not because the story changed, but because I no long...

Before Logos Bible Software came along, in-depth Bible study felt a bit like trying to bake a cake from scratch without a stocked kitchen. I’d pull commentaries from one shelf, dig through concordances, flip between different Bible translations, and ...

(From the Archives)

We don’t have to look far to find suffering. It touches every life—quietly or loudly, early or late—but none of us escapes it. And yet, in God’s hands, pain is never wasted. Scripture doesn’t pretend suffering is easy—but it prom...

Obeying God’s Gentle Nudges

(From the archives)

One of my greatest joys is giving cart rides to children with our miniature horses. As soon as we’re nestled in the middle of the pasture, I begin one of my favorite object lessons—right out of Deuter...