Author Archives: Steven Wales

Change is Hard: Get Organized and Keep the Faith! Numbers 13.

My wife and I are experiencing the most unexpected coincidence. This year both our places of employment have been acquired by larger institutions. We are each reading a raft of emails about all the changes. The meetings are constant. Our workplaces are moving. I am moving out of my office this week; she will moveContinue reading “Change is Hard: Get Organized and Keep the Faith! Numbers 13.”

Ministers: You Are Not Your Own. Numbers 8.

You probably know that God created the tithe in the Old Testament. But did you know God expects a tithe not only of Israel’s crops, but of the nation’s people? God explains that the first born of every womb belongs to Him. But rather than take the first-born of every family, God took everyone bornContinue reading “Ministers: You Are Not Your Own. Numbers 8.”

The Bible is Filled with Radical Ideas. Numbers 5.

The Bible contains some radical ideas that are staggering: Love your enemies. Turn the other cheek. Pray for those who abuse you. Be a leader by being a servant. Humility is a virtue. Wash your hands and wash your food. Don’t eat everything: eat “clean” animals. Bury human waste outside the camp. Love your neighborsContinue reading “The Bible is Filled with Radical Ideas. Numbers 5.”

Streaming Traffic or Bottlenecked Logjam: Finding Miracles in Large Datasets. Numbers 2.

Image: Logjam on the St. Croix River, Minnesota. As timber companies harvested America’s forests in the late 19th century, one of the easiest ways to get logs to the sawmills was to set them afloat in local rivers. But these tree-sized logs would snag on things and on each other, creating logjams. In fact, logjamsContinue reading “Streaming Traffic or Bottlenecked Logjam: Finding Miracles in Large Datasets. Numbers 2.”

How to Dedicate Your House to God. Leviticus 27.

I understand the idea of dedicating a new home to God. People do it in many ways. Some pray over the lot before new construction. Others pray over the rooms. Some put a touch of olive oil on each of the doors. Some will spend time talking about Jesus throughout the house, speaking His nameContinue reading “How to Dedicate Your House to God. Leviticus 27.”

Whatever the Need, the Bible Can Provide. Whatever the Question, the Bible is the Answer. Leviticus 15.

Today is September 10, 2025. It’s not quite September 11, but it almost feels like it. For me the day began with a host of personal and professional challenges. These problems felt serious and weighty, but about lunchtime they suddenly paled. Charlie Kirk was shot. First, I heard he was shot. Then I watched aContinue reading “Whatever the Need, the Bible Can Provide. Whatever the Question, the Bible is the Answer. Leviticus 15.”

God Placed a Boundary Between Sex, Children, and Worship. Leviticus 12:2-4.

“If a woman conceives and bears a man child, then she shall be unclean for seven days … And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised, and she shall continue in her purifying for three and thirty days. She shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, untilContinue reading “God Placed a Boundary Between Sex, Children, and Worship. Leviticus 12:2-4.”

Electric Holiness. Leviticus 10:1-3.

I had to be taught to respect electricity. Before I learned, I played games with it. Once I held a long nail above a lamp plug. I loosened the plug just enough to expose the two metal prongs, but the lamp was still lit. Experience had taught me that the prongs would shock me ifContinue reading “Electric Holiness. Leviticus 10:1-3.”

You Can Trust Your Heavenly Father. Psalm 123:2.

While Susan was swinging on her swing, I picked up a wad of cut grass. “Don’t do anything, Steven,” she warned me. “My dad is in there watching you.” I glanced at the dark window across the yard. How did she know he was watching? I couldn’t see anything. But she said it all theContinue reading “You Can Trust Your Heavenly Father. Psalm 123:2.”