When life is going our way, it’s easy to say, “God is good!” But what about when life is hard? When pain and struggle, sorrow and loss fill our days? Is God still good?

Dave DeSelmJune 6, 2021Joseph, betrayal, slavery, Egypt, sovereignty of God, prison, character development, leadership development, God is good, God is good all the time

025 Joseph: Dead or Alive?

Up to this point, it’s felt like the story of Joseph has been nothing but bad news. One painful experience after another. But all those events have been leading up to this moment.

Dave DeSelmMay 30, 2021Joseph, betrayal, favored son, slavery, Egypt, pits, life in the pits, the pit, sovereignty of God, prison, God with us, character development, leadership development, waiting, wait

024 Joseph: Life in the Waiting Room

Wait. In our hurry-up culture, it’s almost a dirty word. Yet waiting is not the exception in life, it’s the rule.

Dave DeSelmMay 23, 2021Joseph, betrayal, favored son, slavery, Egypt, pits, life in the pits, the pit, sovereignty of God, prison, God with us, character development, training, training time, leadership development, waiting, wait

023 Joseph: Training Time

God had big plans for Joseph, but Joseph wasn’t ready for them yet. He had to go through a time of training first.

Dave DeSelmMay 16, 2021Joseph, betrayal, favored son, slavery, Egypt, pits, life in the pits, the pit, sovereignty of God, prison, God with us, character development, training, training time, leadership development

022 Joseph: God With Us

Loss is part of life. Sometimes the loss is natural and even predictable. But there are other losses that are totally unexpected and utterly devastating.

Dave DeSelmMay 9, 2021Joseph, coat of many colors, betrayal, favored son, favoritee, slavery, Egypt, pits, life in the pits, the pit, sovereignty of God, prison, God with us

021 Joseph: You'll Get Through This

He was just 17 years old when his jealous brothers sold him into slavery and for the next 13 years, Joseph went from one pit to another.

Dave DeSelmMay 2, 2021Joseph, coat of many colors, betrayal, favored son, favoritee, slavery, Egypt, pits, life in the pits, the pit, sovereignty of God

020 Afterlife: What Will Heaven Be Like?

The Bible tells us that what awaits the believer in Jesus is so amazing, it’s beyond comprehension. But it also gives us glimpses of what heaven will be like.

Dave DeSelmApril 25, 2021hope, heaven, hell, afterlife, eternal life, life and death, paradise

019 Afterlife: Is Hell for Real?

We begin at the end. You’re dead. Now what? There are several popular beliefs about what happens when you die, but what does the Bible say?

Dave DeSelmApril 18, 2021hope, heaven, hell, afterlife, eternal life, eternal death, death, life and death, Luke 16:19-26, suffering

018 Afterlife: You're Dead. Now What?

We begin at the end. You’re dead. Now what? There are several popular beliefs about what happens when you die, but what does the Bible say?

Dave DeSelmApril 11, 2021hope, heaven, hell, afterlife, eternal life, eternal death, paradise, Hades, Sheol, lake of fire, death, life and death, reincarnation, universalism, annihilationism, purgatory, soul slep, soul sleep, Luke 16:19-26

017 Easter: The King Has One More Move

This is a story of resurrection. But not the story you were expecting. It’s actually a prelude to that story. It’s the story of Jesus and His good friend, Lazarus.

Dave DeSelmApril 4, 2021grace, hope, salvation, forgiven, forgiveness, cross, crucifixion, Easter, Lazarus, resurrection, checkmate, the king has one more move

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