The Word for Everyday Disciples with Dave DeSelm

When the Lord brought His people out of slavery in Egypt, He promised to bring them up to Canaan – the “Promised Land.” But before they were ready to step into their inheritance, they had to spend ti…

When you’re in the Land Between, the natural question we ask is, “How long? How long will I be in this hard place?”

This question nagged the Israelites as they slogged through the wilderness, eventua…

Sooner or later, all of us will find ourselves in the Land Between – a place of undesired and difficult transitions. We are ripped from normality and find ourselves in an unfamiliar world. The world …

We all know what it’s like to screw up. To go somewhere we shouldn’t have gone and done something we shouldn’t have done. When we do, we wonder, “Will anybody come and set things right?”

It’s this lon…

If asked to name the attributes of God’s character, most likely you’d say love, power, or wisdom. But the attribute mentioned more than any other in the Bible is His righteousness or justice. Here ar…

Our God is all-powerful. King David tried to describe His power in Psalm 29. He likened God’s power to a ferocious thunderstorm that splintered trees and shook the earth. Yet as incredible and fearso…

What does it mean that God is omnipresent - that God is everywhere.

Omnipresence means that God is not confined to the limits of any particular space.  He is no less present in one portion of the univ…

It has been said that what comes to our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. If we have a faulty or limited understanding of who God is, it is not only dishonoring to H…

Jesus was an immigrant. Have you ever thought about that? 

Shortly after His birth, an angel warned His father, Joseph that Herod was seeking to kill the infant Jesus and that they should flee to Egyp…

With the issue of immigration increasingly in the headlines nationally and with the reality of refugees in our own city and perhaps your neighborhood, I think the time has come for us to look at what…

In this series, we’ve been looking at a simple formula that will serve you well no matter your level of income.  GIVE. SAVE. LIVE on the rest.

Taking our cues from God’s Word we’ve seen that we need t…

If I were to ask, “Do you think that consistently putting some of your income into a savings plan is a wise financial strategy?”  Most people would say yes.

But if I were to ask, “Are you doing that?”…

Our culture is driven by the desire to acquire. We see something, then we find ourselves wanting that thing, and before we know it, we convince ourselves that we need it. And in order to buy this stu…

In describing the journey of faith, the Bible uses the metaphor of a race. Each of us is running with the goal of finishing well. But though we are responsible for running our own race, we can’t igno…

Does God still heal?  Can we...should we... pray for it?  And, if so, just how much faith does it take to get the miracle you’re looking for?

Here in James 5, we come to the topic of sickness and hea…

Do you know what it’s like to endure mistreatment? Whether because of your race, gender, age, position, or experience, someone in authority or power treated you in a way that was unjust, unfair, or u…

Money does funny things to people, doesn’t it? 

Sometimes, however, what it does isn’t funny at all.  That’s why James offers some stern warnings to the wealthy. 

Before you dismiss his words as not ap…

What are your plans for the future?

In James 4, the author uses the illustration of business people who make plans that will make them a lot of money. The problem James is addressing isn’t that they’…

All of us have taken on the role of judge. We’re not elected by the citizens or confirmed by the congress. We are self-appointed judges. We place ourselves on the bench and proceed to pass judgment o…

It’s one thing to have knowledge – it’s something else to possess wisdom.

Knowledge is the accumulation of information.
Wisdom is the application of insight.

Knowledge provides you with the facts of li…