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Lions, and Leopards, and Bears, Oh My! (Daniel 7)

By David J Grabe This piece walks through the vision of Daniel 7—not as a study, but as something seen, felt, and told in story form. It traces kingdoms, conflict, and ultimately the quiet certainty that God still rules above it all.
Becoming What I Behold

I am discovering more and more that so much of the Bible not only reveals the character of God, but also shows me the kind of character He desires to form in me. Scripture doesn’t simply describe who God is in some distant or abstract way. It draws me in. It calls me to linger,…
Where Mercy and Truth Meet

Scripture Focus:Psalm 85:10–11 “Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.” If Psalm 85:10–11 were a recipe, it would have some of the richest ingredients a soul could live on: mercy, truth, righteousness, and peace. Not…
Navigating Life with Jesus

Scripture Focus:Philemon 1:6 “That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.” Let’s be honest—living out your faith in everyday life can feel a little clumsy at times. Like trying to find your footing when your thoughts, emotions, and circumstances aren’t…
Don’t Follow Your Heart (It Doesn’t Even Have a Driver’s License)

Scripture Focus:Proverbs 28:26: “He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.” Your heart is not the best GPS for life. It’s moody. It overreacts. It changes direction without warning. And if we’re being honest, it can get a little dramatic when it doesn’t get its…
The Day It All Fell Apart (Or So It Seemed)

The story of the cross and resurrection reminds us of something we often forget in our own hard seasons: God can be doing His deepest work in moments that look, to us, like loss, silence, and delay. What seemed like the darkest hour in the lives of the disciples was actually the very hour heaven…
Where You’re Going, He Already Is

Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 31:8 “And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.” There’s something deeply comforting about knowing God goes before us. He never points us toward a hard place and then stands back…
Learning God’s Way

Scripture Focus: Isaiah 28:9–10 “Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:” This passage almost sounds…
Growing Faith

Scripture Focus: 2 Peter 1:5-8 “And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that…
Why Not Me? — Jealousy, Humility, and the Path That Leads to Life

Most people never realize the moment it begins. Jealousy does not arrive with anger. It slips in quietly, like a shadow crossing the floor, and takes shape in a single, unguarded thought: Why not me? You watch someone rise. Doors open for them that never opened for you. Their work is noticed. Their voice is…