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We have reached the mental breakdown phase of moving. Just have to make it through the maniacal laughter phase and the “should we just burn all of this” phase and we’re home free.

Has not the Lord gone ahead of you?—Judges 4:14 When you follow the Lord, your steps are ordered.

My goodness, I love Gideon’s honesty here: “Pardon me, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us?—Judges 6:13 And I love the Lord’s response: “I will be with you.” (v. 16)

See you soon, Waco.

My most controversial stances at once: I don’t care for the zoo. Seen one elephant, you’ve seen them all. It smells bad. It’s usually hot when you go. Meh. Cookie cake is the lowest tier of baked desserts. Too sweet. Buried in icing. Will I eat it? Sure. But I never choose it.

Judges 16: Delilah betrays Samson for 1,100 pieces of silver. Judges 17: Micah steals 1,100 pieces of silver from his mother (who is unnamed). Is the text insinuating that Delilah is Micah’s mother? If so…that’s a long trail of unintended consequences from Samson.

Struck this morning by the kindness of Boaz. By allowing a destitute foreigner to glean the grain from his field, the Messiah’s lineage was made complete. “And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.”—Ruth 4:17

What is needed from the church are those who are not right, left, or in the middle, but Christians who apply God's word, knowing that, at times, it will be inconsistent with the right, other times, the left and, at times, the middle—fidelity to Christ & his word above all.

“We’re not doing that.” Yes, please. More looking out for one another and keeping each other out of trash.

Walter Brueggemann is now with the Lord. His Theology of the Old Testament reframed how I approached the Bible when I was a seminary student. His other works continued to challenge me. I never had the opportunity to meet him, but I am so very thankful for his love and witness.

Visiting my parents. Going through my mom’s recipes and found my Grand-mère’s pecan pie recipe. Trust me on this: You’re welcome.

Y’all, all is want is fifty acres with a house and a couple of stock tanks and a creek, some honey bees, a pickup truck, and a tractor. Is that so much?? 😂