the lampstands blog

Discover how God transforms broken lives through grace. From Jesus’ genealogy to King David and John 8, explore the freedom and renewal found in Christ.

Faith is tested on the mountain, refined in the desert, and fulfilled in grace. Explore how Moriah, Sinai, and Zion reveal the God who provides and draws near.

Most of us immediately think: pastor, worship leader, missionary. But what if that definition is far too small? What if calling isn’t limited to a pulpit or a worship stage — but woven into every life, every gift, and every place where God has positioned His people? The truth is, the Bible paints a much bigger picture of calling than we often imagine.

When we turn to Ephesians 6, we come face-to-face with a reality that many in the Western world find unfamiliar: spiritual warfare. In places like Africa, Latin America, and Asia, the idea of a conflict between spiritual good and evil is neither strange nor abstract—it’s part of how many people make sense of the world.

In the Book of Genesis, God’s creative work didn’t begin with the beauty we see today—no birds singing, no colorful flowers, no majestic sunsets. It started in darkness, emptiness, and chaos. Yet even in the mess, the Spirit of God was present, hovering over the waters, incubating hope and transformation.

In a world of uncertainty, change, and confusion, we could all use a dose of comfort and strength. And there is perhaps no passage in Scripture more comforting—or more deeply beloved than Psalm 23.

There is power in those three words: the living God. He is not far-off or abstract. He is present. He sees us. He knows us. He walks with us. And it is this nearness—this unshakable hope—that fuels the believer's endurance.

Thomas is a well-known disciple of Jesus—not necessarily because of his accomplishments, but because of a nickname that stuck: Doubting Thomas.

Mary saw something no one else did. She understood something about Jesus that even His disciples struggled to grasp: He had come to die. She wasn’t waiting for a warrior king; she was worshipping the crucified one.

In this blog, we explore four primary ways God's glory is made known: through Jesus, creation, Scripture, and the gosthe person who hurt us?

What if forgiveness is less about them and more about us? What if forgiveness is not an unfair gift to the person who hurt us?

Life is filled with challenges that stir up fear. From uncertainties in our personal lives to external struggles.

In this blog, we will focus on anger as described in Ephesians: what it means to be angry without sinning, how to cultivate righteous anger.

In this blog, I will explore two kinds of silence: the silence we need and the silence of God.

Life is full of changes. One day, things seem stable, and the next, everything shifts, and the world around us feels unpredictable.

In a world that is often divided over moral principles, wisdom emerges as the crucial, yet frequently overlooked, virtue.

Jesus calls us to follow him but what does this mean?

In this blog, we will explore Jesus as the Wonderful Counselor, as portrayed in the Book of Hebrews.

The story of Peter walking on water, found in Matthew 14:22-33, is one of the most captivating narratives in the new testament.

The bible uniquely emphasizes one attribute of God with a threefold repetition: Holy, holy, holy. Why?