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How I Cracked a Rib Washing My Hair

And 2 Reality Checks that Can Pull Our Heads Out of the Sand

Panicked, I woke up late for my men’s Bible study. Rather than show up with bedhead, I opted for a quick head rinse in the tub. I had done it a thousand times before. But this time would be the last.

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I planked on the edge of the tub to wash and rinse. As I leaned to the side, all of my weight rested on my ribs. I felt a give—and then a sharp pain. In that moment, one of two things happened:

I receiv...

What if Your Busy Life Isn’t Productive?

How to bear fruit for God in a world of distraction.

My old car had a funny way of handling the cold. I would turn on the headlights, heat, rear defrost, and the radio. All was fine until I turned on my blinker. When I did, the radio blinked off and on.

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The small drain from the blinker was more than the power source could handle. Many mornings I feel like my old car. Every ounce of energy is already being used, and if even one small additional drain is require...

What Did it Mean to Be Unclean?

How an Old Testament Ritual Offers Hope to Today’s Problem

Thumbing through our Old Testament, we often come across references to people or objects being “unclean.” What in the world does that mean?

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From our perspective, when we come across something unclean we toss it in the dishwasher, clothes washer, or garbage can. And if a person is unclean, they simply step in the tub and scrub away the grime.

Problem solved.

We hear “unclean” and we think of something as contaminat...

Quote by Deidra Riggs on how God delights to use us in His work. [Quote]

God doesn’t need my help in this world any more than you or I need our toddlers to help us make the bed . . . . God delights in us, and he has asked us to be his hands and feet here in the world. He doesn’t need us, but he has chosen to work out his will through us.

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Deidra Riggs
Every Little Thing: Making a World of Differ...

Your Heart is a Reservoir for Truth

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah mirror how God gave both rain and His Word for life.

I recently had a man in his 60s tell me, “I have to spend daily time reading the Bible. I mean every single day. I need it.” His words simply affirmed what the Bible makes clear for all of us.

(Photo: A cistern near Michmash. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)

God used a simple, physical resource like rain water to teach the spiritual truth that He alone is the true source of life. This truth...

The Secret to a Lasting Satisfaction

How do we deal with the futility of life when the satisfaction always fades?

Have you ever noticed how we dedicate so much time and money to feed feelings that last only a moment? Think about your upcoming weekend for a moment and see if it isn’t true.

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We pay five dollars for a cup of coffee we drink in five minutes. We long for that glorious vacation but come home in a week to face the same daily grind. We plunk down twenty bucks for a movie (and even more f...

Is the Bible Really the Word of God? [Event]

I’m excited to speak at the Marathon Adult Fellowship class at Stonebriar Community Church on the topic of “Is the Bible Really the Word of God?”

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Date: October 18, 2015 Time: 8:30 AM Event: Is the Bible Really the Word of God? Sponsor: Stonebriar Community Church Venue: Marathon Adult Fellowship Location: Frisco, TX Pu...

How a Helicopter Ride Over Israel Surprised Me

One moment especially gave a jaw-dropping spiritual perspective.

In producing a video years ago, I discovered it cost a lot to use a mere minute of aerial video of Israel. I did the math and realized we could get a ton more aerial footage if we rented a helicopter and did it ourselves.

(Photo: Just before takeoff)

A friend of mine sat by the pilot with one camera, and I hung out the side of the chopper with another camera—like a door gunner in Vietnam. I had only a seat belt between me and Je...

The Feast of Booths—When You Want Heaven Now

(And why your road to glory has splinters.)

The Feast of Booths, or Sukkot, provided a time to remember how God had delivered His people from bondage and how He had provided for them in the wilderness. It looked back at deliverance, but it also looked forward to something else—to Messiah.

(Photo: Crowds at the Western Wall at Sukkot, the Feast of Booths. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)

Building tabernacles or “booths” (Hebrew sukkot) was nothing new for the Jews (Lev. 23:34,...

Every Little Thing: Making a World of Difference Right Where You Are [Book]

Every Little Thing: Making a World of Difference Right Where You Are by Deidra Riggs (Baker Books, 2015) It didn’t take long reading this book and I felt like a man who wandered in to a women’s retreat. Whoops. Should I be here? Would this have anything to say to me? Maybe if I stand in the back no one will notice.

I’m glad I stayed.

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