Every 50 years, the nation of Israel would pause for an entire year. They didn’t work — they didn’t even prepare to work — and they didn’t harvest.  They didn’t collect debts. They didn’t work their cattle. They didn’t even send their sons into the field. What they did do, however, was take a year-long …

If you’re going to take financial advice, why not take it from the wealthiest man that ever walked the face of the earth? Better yet, why not take it from the guy who is the wealthiest and the wisest man that ever walked the face of the earth? According to 1 Kings 3:13-14, God honored …

Most of us have a hard time even pronouncing “evangelize,” much less able to practice it in our everyday lives. We crave lessons on evangelism, we wonder how we should evangelize to people at work, at school, or even online, Desperate in our pursuit of knowledge, we pore over books on evangelism to learn how …

The story of Martha and Mary in the Bible has always fascinated me. In Luke 10:38-42, Jesus is at the home of Mary and Martha – two women who, along with their brother Lazarus, are close companions of Jesus. As any host would be with such a distinguished guest, Martha is the epitome of busyness, …

Covid-19 is no slouch. The pandemic that has ransacked the world and is projected to cost the world economy close to $2 trillion this year (not to mention claimed thousands of lives), has also impacted the way that local churches operate. From a logistical standpoint, we’re seeing the effects of those changes right now (recently, …