Praying for Megan’s Salvation

U.S. soccer star, Megan Rapinoe, is one of the most recognized and decorated athletes in world. 

Recently, at the twilight of her brilliant career, she made a statement that turned many heads. For some, the reaction was to laugh or mock her. I can’t say she didn’t deserve it.

But I want to encourage a different response to her outburst.

Let’s pray passionately for Megan’s salvation.

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You Can’t Understand Israel Without God

Many are calling the savage Hamas attack in Israel on October 7, 2023 “Israel’s 9-11.”

On that bloody day, over 1300 people were cruelly murdered, thousands maimed, and hundreds taken hostage. It was the greatest single-day slaughter of Jewish people since the Holocaust.

As many have pointed out, it was worse than America’s 9-11 because the percentage of Jews killed was far greater than what America lost twenty-two years ago.

Why did it happen?

You can’t understand Israel without God.

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When I Was in My Prime

For the past fifty-one years, I have read the book of Job every August as a part of my daily devotional habit. 

Job is one of the unsung heroes of Scripture who wrote one of the oldest books in the Bible. Most scholars believe he lived near the time of the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob). His honesty is refreshing (you can argue with God!), and his repentance at the end of the story is powerful.

After calamity struck, Job reminisced about being in his “prime.”

I’ve come to believe that the prime of life may not be what you think.

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