Being Caleb
Dear Friends, This morning I was reading in the book of Joshua, and I came across the following statement in Joshua 14:11: “I am as strong now as I was when Moses sent me on that journey, and I can still travel and fight as well as I could then.” At first, that statement didn’t really mean much to me. Then I realized that the guy saying it was 95 years old! His name was Caleb, and he's probably one of the lesser-known heroes of the Bible. The reason Caleb could be called a “h
Not Rocket Science
Dear Friends, For the past few days I have been pondering the subject of God's will. I think it's because one of our sons is getting ready to graduate from seminary, and so we’ve had a few conversations about what it means to “follow God's will” for our lives. As we’ve talked, it’s reminded me of my own graduation, and I've been struck by how different my life has turned out from what I anticipated it would be 30 years ago. And it's all because of one simple factor: God’s wil