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  1. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Aug 18, 2026 · 27 min read

    The Box They Could Carry: 1 Samuel 4 to 8

    … it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family" (Judges 8:27, NIV). The trophy of yesterday's obedience became the idol of tomorrow's generation. And the golden calf is more precise than most of us …

  2. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Sep 15, 2026 · 23 min read

    Where the Joy Is: Psalms 73, 77, and 78

    … someone's announcement. A new location. A promotion. A family photo that looks effortless. You close the app and feel smaller than you did thirty seconds ago. Or it is 2 a.m. and your mind is replaying the same …

  3. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Jul 5, 2026 · 13 min read

    The Ground You Refuse to Take: Judges 1 and 2 on Obedience Born of Love

    … to hand forward, a business, a ministry, a neighborhood, a family, Judges 1 and 2 read less like ancient history and more like a warning written to us. Israel stewarded the land better than it stewarded the …

  4. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Oct 26, 2026 · 15 min read

    The Shrine Beside the Altar: 2 Kings 17 and Modern Idolatry

    … because we are used to balance. We balance work and family, saving and spending, rest and effort. Balance is a virtue in many things. But it does not apply to worship. God is not a priority to balance. He is …

  5. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Jul 19, 2026 · 14 min read

    Break the Jar: Gideon and the Stewardship of a Faith You Did Not Build

    … clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family" (Judges 6:15, NIV). God does not argue the point. He does not tell Gideon he is stronger than he thinks. He relocates the entire foundation of …

  6. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · May 22, 2026 · 20 min read

    Remember the Rescue: Deuteronomy 5 to 10 on Leadership, Fear, and Pride

    … What you talk about at dinner is the catechism your family will inherit. If you only talk about bills and bad news, you are teaching them to measure God by the pantry. If you talk about rescue, deliverance, and …

  7. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Apr 30, 2026 · 12 min read

    The Curse You Never Heard: The Balaam Lesson Every Leader Needs in Numbers 23 and 24

    … comment after a meeting. A post in a neighborhood group. A family that leaves the church and tells everyone why. The instinct is to answer every charge in public and win the argument. Balaam's story shows a …

  8. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Sep 17, 2026 · 15 min read

    The Unfinished Prayer God Kept: Psalms 81, 88, 92, and 93

    … faithfulness at night. That rhythm does not require a long family devotion. It can be a sentence at the breakfast table and a question at bedtime: "Where did you see God come through today?" Let your family see …

  9. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Jun 24, 2026 · 11 min read

    The Gap Where Grace Lives: Exodus 4 to 6 on Imposter Syndrome and Grace

    … into that fire. Gideon protested "I am the least in my family" (Judges 6:15, NIV), and God answered "I will be with you" (Judges 6:16, NIV). What you carry into your community is not primarily a skill set. It …

  10. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · May 15, 2026 · 12 min read

    The Inhabitants You Left Standing: Numbers 33 and the Compromises That Undermine Leaders

    … hardest to see because it looks like devotion. Loving your family well is obedience. Asking them to carry the weight only God can carry is not. A spouse cannot be your savior. A child cannot be your identity. …

  11. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Oct 26, 2026 · 15 min read

    Pour It Out Like Water: Lamentations and the Full Relationship God Invites

    … 2:19, NIV). Your Obedience Step The next time your family walks through something hard, pray about it together, honestly, in words your children can follow. Name what hurts, then name one thing God has done for …

  12. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Oct 26, 2026 · 16 min read

    Rejoice Over Nineveh: Jonah 1 to 4 and the Heart That Wants Its Enemies Saved

    … the wounds are closest. It is possible to pray for a family member to come back to God while secretly hoping they will first admit how wrong they were. That is the older brother standing outside the party, …

  13. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Sep 6, 2026 · 12 min read

    The Two Places the List Stops: 1 Chronicles 3 to 5

    … for a tribe that prayed. Everywhere else he reports what a family produced. In those two places he reports what someone said to God, and then he reports what God said back. In a record made almost entirely of …

  14. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Apr 8, 2026 · 20 min read

    The Contagion of Distrust: Numbers 11 to 15 on How Distrust Spreads in a Team

    … honestly. But be careful which version of the story your family hears most. Let them hear the hard thing and the faithful thing together: this is difficult, and God has carried us before. Paul gives a simple …

  15. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Aug 2, 2026 · 11 min read

    The Field You Didn't Choose: The Book of Ruth and Stewardship in Life's Small Moments

    … use it this week to speak one sentence of faith over your family. For the Everyday Believer: The Field You Happened Into Ruth did not plan her way into the story of redemption. She went out to glean, and the …

  16. Article · Stewardship Faith-Spiritual Growth · Jun 1, 2026 · 10 min read

    The Rain You Cannot Make: Deuteronomy 11 to 13

    … and use it to read or talk about one verse together as a family. For the Everyday Believer: Look for Him Daily Most of us never decided to need God less. It happened slowly, the way Lena's garden did. A verse …