Author: jmarkfox

When Moses stayed on the mountaintop with God for a long time, the natives got restless. Their response was a desire for a “better god,” one they could see, so they asked Aaron to make them one. Did Aaron respond with, “What are you talking about? I will not do any such thing!” Not quite. … Continue reading The Golden Calf

Because God is creator, we are given the ability to create as well. We are all artists. Our creativity and artistry can be expressed in many ways, from painting to sculpting to master carpentry to music to storytelling to acting to sewing to designing clothes…and the list goes on. Of course the artistic ability we … Continue reading On the Sixth Day God Created Artists

I read a story of John Paton who was a missionary in New Hebrides, when after three years of living among, witnessing to and teaching a tribe that practiced cannibalism, he was ready to baptize his first converts. He wrote, “The twelve Candidates then stood up before all the inhabitants there assembled; and, after a … Continue reading Robe Dipped in Blood

If you read Exodus 29 and think about what is described for just the first of seven days of sacrifices, the sacrifice of a bull and two rams, then you know the altar was filled with blood. It would have been shocking amount, and they were just getting started. The sight and the smell of … Continue reading O Precious is The Flow

Robert Murray McCheyne was a godly Scottish Presbyterian minister in the 19th century who died before his 30th birthday. But he famously said many times, “My people’s greatest need is my personal holiness.” It became a motto for many ministers who understood that McCheyne knew that he was not able to save anyone but that … Continue reading The Dangers and Delights of God’s Presence

Were any of us given a pair of sanctified dice when we were born? You know, ones that we can throw that will tell us whether to marry this person or not? Whether to go to this college or another? Buy this house or rent? No? Ok, then should we consult the fortune teller down … Continue reading How Can We Know God’s Will?