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There is a particular kind of discomfort that comes with reading the opening chapter of James. Not because it is confusing or obscure, but because it is so direct. Before addressing wisdom or prayer or the dangers of wealth, James goes straight to the subject most of us would rather skip: trials.Not around them. Not past them. Straight into them.And the first thing he asks us to do is count them a...

We live in a culture engineered for dissatisfaction. Every advertisement, every algorithm, every curated feed is designed to whisper the same message: you need more, you deserve better, you are missing out. Happiness, we are told, is just one purchase away, one promotion away, one relationship or experience away. And yet, despite living with more material comfort than any generation in human histo...

There is a question that quietly haunts many believers who are paying attention to the state of the world: What am I actually supposed to do about all of this? The darkness feels enormous. The injustice feels overwhelming. The noise of a broken world can make even the most faithful person feel paralyzed, wondering whether anything they do could possibly matter.The answer, rooted deep in Scripture ...

There is something about September that makes us think about transitions.For many families, school is back in session. Summer vacations are winding down. Ministries are settling into their fall rhythms. Even here in the desert, where we do not get the colorful leaves and crisp temperatures that much of the country associates with fall, we can sense that we are moving into a new season.The Bible al...

In our latest session of our study through the life of Joseph, we arrived at Genesis 48—a powerful deathbed scene between an aging Jacob (Israel), his son Joseph, and his two grandsons, Manasseh and Ephraim.What appears at first glance to be a quiet family moment actually unlocks one of the grandest theological themes in the entire Bible: how God intentionally overturns human hierarchies to bring ...

In Genesis 47:28–48:12, Jacob on his deathbed sets up his burial oath, adopts Joseph's Egyptian-born sons, and passes on the multi-generational Eden blessing. Here is a deep dive into Joseph Part 17....