Leadership isn’t always about standing strong on the mountaintop. Sometimes it’s about showing up when your own heart is hurting.
Month: June 2026
Israel’s defeat at Ai wasn’t caused by a stronger enemy but by a hidden compromise buried beneath the surface. The story of Achan, the Valley of Achor, and the two mountains reveals how God deals with failure, restores His people, and turns places of trouble into doors of hope.
Sometimes the answer isn’t a new path but a new way of seeing the one you’re already on. Joshua’s defeat at Ai revealed that God wasn’t changing Israel’s destination—He was correcting their vision. Many of us spend our energy searching for a new direction when God is trying to adjust our perspective.
The first Father’s Day after my father’s passing brought memories I didn’t expect. Last year he sat on the porch and sang, “Jesus is the best thing that ever happened to me.”