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We often measure success by the numbers on a screen or the hours spent at a desk. We watch the charts day and night until our eyes swell from the strain. We assume that exhaustion is the price of pros...

A man gave ten percent of everything he owned to a priest — four centuries before the law of Moses existed. No command. No obligation. No temple. Just a grateful response to the God who delivered him....

We often mistake safety for stewardship. In the Parable of the Minas, a nobleman goes away to receive a kingdom. Before he leaves, he gives his servants money and a clear instruction. "Do business til...

We often look for physical provision-money, food, resources. But the Bible teaches that true supply starts in the spiritual realm. When Isaac blessed Jacob (thinking he was the firstborn, Esau), he pr...

Imagine you owe a friend $10,000. You promised to pay by a certain date, but the date came and went, and you didn't have the money. What happens next? Every time you see that friend, you feel a pang i...

In ancient Athens, moneychangers had to deal with coins that were "whittled" down-people would shave off the edges of the soft metal to steal a little value. The moneychangers who refused these coins...

Elijah called down fire from heaven on a Tuesday. By Wednesday, he sat under a tree and asked God to let him die. That is not a story about weak faith. That is a story about a real prophet in a real b...

Social media promises to connect the world and make it smaller. However, the actual result is a documented rise in severe depression. Paul warned Timothy that the last days would feature men who are l...

A courtroom and a cross say the same thing: the debt has been paid. The difference is that the cross paid it for everyone who will ever believe — two thousand years before they were born. Forgiveness...

There is a profound difference between a requirement and a response. In Luke 18, a rich young ruler comes to Jesus. He is moral, upright, and anxious. He asks, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?...

There is a city called Jericho. Historically, it was known as the city of the curse. Jesus walked right into the middle of it. The crowd was thick that day, buzzing with noise and judgment. They were...

We keep waiting for something new-a breakthrough, a windfall, a miracle that drops from somewhere "out there."We focus on what we lack: not enough money, not enough skill, not enough influence. And we...