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10 Reasons a Tour to Israel Belongs on Your Bucket List

Why to do your best to go to the Holy Land at least once in your life.

People often ask me, as many times as I’ve been to Israel, if I still benefit in going to the Holy Land again. My answer is an overwhelming, “Yes.” Here’s why.

(Photo: Mount Arbel overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)

Whether you go to the Holy Land one time or a thousand times, there are benefits that remain timeless. I’m convinced you should do your best to take a tour to Israe...

Don’t Shove Out Chivalry Just Yet

Why I’m convinced true chivalry isn’t chauvinism.

Cathy and I went to the grocery store not long ago. We parked, and I got out of the car to open the door for her. As I took her hand, I heard a loud voice behind me blurt: “I don’t believe it!”

(Photo by Photodune)

I turned around to see a woman with a flabbergasted face. “You opened the door for her! I didn’t think that happened anymore.”

I smiled. “It happens every day.” She walked off, shaking her head.

On another occasion several years ag...

Quote by Stephen King on life and art and what supports what. [Quote]

Life isn’t a support system for art. It’s the other way around.

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Stephen King
On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft (Scribner, 2010), page 94.

Why You Must Listen to God Rather than to People

Joash's life demands we cultivate our own resolve to follow the Lord.

We all need people to influence us. God made us that way. From the languages we speak to the character we develop—it all begins with those who surround us in our formative years.

(Photo by Noam Armonn via Vivozoom)

It starts with our environment, but it shouldn’t end there. It cannot.

When it does, it’s tragic. That was the case with King Joash.

But it doesn’t have to be that way with us.

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The Land of Uz and the Land of Us

Job’s geography speaks to the unchanging nature of biblical truth.

When we read that Job lived “in the land of Uz,” it sounds odd to our modern ears (Job 1:1). Job might as well have lived in the Land of Oz. Our unfamiliarity with Uz makes it easy to dismiss.

(Photo: Mountains of Edom and Arabah from Timna Park. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)

The mention of the “land of Uz,” as well as many other geographical references in Scripture, can appear to be throwaway statements.

B...

I Only Need One Click from You

With one click you will help thousands hear how to wait on God.

It won’t take but a moment. Your one click will do more than help me launch my upcoming book. It can help make a difference in the lives of thousands of people who are waiting on God. But there’s one problem.

(I Only Need One Click from You.)

Thunderclap will send out a huge notification on Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr—but ONLY if we get 100 clicks of support. We’re a little more than halfway there, and time is running out.

Pleas...

Cradle My Heart Radio Interview 1 [Mediaappearance]

In this episode of Cradle My Heart Radio, Kim Ketola interviews me on the topic of my new book, Waiting on God: What to Do When God Does Nothing. Kim’s weekly show focuses on helping others experience the healing love of Jesus Christ after an abortion.

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Don’t Buy My Book—YET!

If you wait until August 18, I'll reward you big-time.

My new book, Waiting on God: What to Do When God Does Nothing, is already shipping to retailers. In fact, you can buy my book now at online retailers. But I’m asking you to do something crazy: WAIT. Here’s why.

The official release day is August 18 (just over 2 weeks away), and if you’ll wait until then to buy it, I’ll reward you. My hope is for the book to land on a bestseller list—which helps get the message of the book to a much wider...

From Bahurim to Susa—God Turns a Curse into a Blessing

The Lord’s Providential Ironies Flow from Benjamin’s Tribe

One of the dark moments of King David’s reign saw him shuffling barefoot over the Mount of Olives, fleeing rather than facing a fight with his rebel son Absalom.

(Photo: Sunrise over the Mount of Olives. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)

After David made his way over the summit, he passed below the Benjamite village of Bahurim. There a loudmouth named Shimei hurled rocks at David’s passing entourage. But the curses Shi...

Dottin’ The i Radio Program [Mediaappearance]

In this episode of Dottin’ the i, Ivy Donovan interviews me on the topic of my new book, Waiting on God: What to Do When God Does Nothing.

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