Posts By: Carol Dietz

In Isaiah 47, God speaks to Babylon and exposes the heart of a nation intoxicated with its own power. “You said, ‘I will reign forever.’” “You felt secure in your wickedness.” “You said, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other.’” These words reveal more than ancient history. They uncover a mindset—a belief… Read more »

Tuesday night’s ‘State of the Union’ was not just a speech. It was a snapshot of a divided nation.   When the President of the United States stands before Congress to deliver the State of the Union, it is more than politics. The Constitution requires that the president report on the condition of the country…. Read more »

Genesis 19:3–5 records a moment that exposes more than one city’s sin; it reveals the end result of moral drift. In this account the men of Sodom surround Lot’s house at night. They come from every part of the city—young and old. They are not secretive. They are not embarrassed. They are united and demanding…. Read more »

Mark 9:23–24 says, “Jesus said to him, ‘If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.’ Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, ‘Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!’”   You can almost see the scene. A crowd pressing in. Religious leaders arguing. Disciples unable to fix… Read more »

In Luke 5 and 6, when Jesus tells Peter, “From now on you will catch men,” He immediately begins reshaping what that calling means. He does not lead Peter into a synagogue and tell him to remain there. He walks him into real life — into streets, workplaces, and crowded homes. The leper is outside… Read more »

“The Word became flesh — and so must the words we claim to believe.”   I woke up again at 1 a.m. No noise. Just suddenly awake. That has happened enough over the years that I no longer resist it. I have come to recognize that hour as a time when everything is stripped down…. Read more »

Luke chapter one is not just a collection of miracle stories. It is a picture of what it feels like to live with a word from God while life keeps pressing you in the opposite direction. Each person in this chapter carries a different kind of weight, but all of them are connected by the… Read more »

I recently had a conversation with someone about prophecy in the Bible. He asked a question that many people have wondered about, even if they’ve never said it out loud. He said, “Is prophecy really God telling the future, or is it just people later on reading it and then trying to make it happen?”… Read more »

If you want to understand what it takes to stop a man who is doing what God has called him to do, you need to read the book of Nehemiah. The story is not merely about building a wall. It is about how the enemy responds when something righteous begins to rise.   Nehemiah had… Read more »

“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” (1 Corinthians 13:13)   The greatest is love. Not power. Not knowledge. Not success. Love. That is how our walk with the Lord begins, and that is how it continues. Our relationship with God is not built on fear, performance,… Read more »