Have you been in a space of transition? Recently, I have sensed that God is moving me from one place to another, not physically, but from one project/assignment to another. I don’t like this space. I’ve been here before and realize now that it is an “out of my control space”. I know the Lord is sovereign; He is still there on the throne and here within me, but this is not a comfortable space. It is a space of doubting myself, of questioning my feelings and reliving conversations. It is a...

There are numerous stories in the Bible of people calling on God, praying not only to God the Creator and Sustainer of Life, but to many different gods. It’s human nature to cry out when we’re hurting, we need help or are desperate. God knows this. He also knows that when everything’s going well, it is our tendency to ignore him. He warned against it in Deut 8:11: “But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands,...

There are many cities listed in the Bible. Jonah 4:11 cites population of more than 120,000 in Nineveh. City of Babylon reached a population of 200,000. Philippi:10,000-15,000. Thessalonica: around 200,000. Ephesus: 200,000-300,000. Rome: approximately 1 million. It’s easy to think of small villages when we read of Jesus and the disciples. However, historians report a Jerusalem population of 25,000-50,000 residents when the early church was born. “The whole city celebrates when the...