Table of Contents
The Inspiration behind Refresh Your Faith 13
Genesis TWO of the Most Important Questions 15
Exodus Too Busy to Rest 18
Leviticus Will God Really Provide? 21
Numbers Misunderstandings and Hurt Feelings 25
Deuteronomy One Reason God Says No 28
Joshua A Name Worthy of Respect 32
Judges God of Wrath or God of Love? 36
Ruth Honor My Miserable Mother-in-Law? 40
1 Samuel Who Are You Trusting In? 44
2 Samuel God Hears You 48
1 Kings Spiritual Sandpaper 51
2 Kings When God Allows What He Hates 55
1 Chronicles Disaster on Your Doorstep 59
2 Chronicles TWO Choices 63
Ezra The Lord Moved the Heart 66
Nehemiah The Balance between All God and All Me 70
Esther Raising the Next Generation 74
Job What Is God Doing? 78
Psalms When Hope Is Gone 82
Proverbs Speak Up for Those Who Can't 86
Ecclesiastes How Do We Approach God's House? 90
Song of Songs Keeping the Spark Alive 93
Isaiah Pleasing the Warrior King 97
Jeremiah Bloom with Grace 101
Lamentations Does God Delight in Our Suffering? 105
Ezekiel Hard Conversations 108
Daniel One Reason God Answers Our Prayers 112
Hosea Sowing Stones, Reaping Rocks 116
Joel Rending Our Hearts 120
Amos When Murderers Go Free 123
Obadiah The Tricky Part about Being Deceived 127
Jonah Mercy in Disguise 131
Micah Spiritual Blindness 135
Nahum Is God a Two-Faced Judge? 138
Habakkuk Even Strong Ones Grow Weary 141
Zephaniah Will Jesus Really Return? 144
Haggai A Purse with Holes in It 147
Zechariah It Doesn't Get Any Better than This-Or Does It? 151
Malachi Kitchen-Sink Soup 154
Matthew Glory Days 158
Mark Are We Hiding Jesus? 162
Luke Thinking about Our Departure 165
John The Hardest Mission Field of All 169
Acts Evangelism's Secret Weapon 173
Romans How to Live When Every Day Is Saturday 176
1 Corinthians Is Guilt Silencing You? 180
2 Corinthians True Repentance 184
Galatians Always Wanted 188
Ephesians Is It Worth Fighting Over? 192
Philippians In Life or in Death 197
Colossians Wrestling in Prayer 201
1 Thessalonians Reveille and Taps 205
2 Thessalonians What Does Your Signature Mean? 209
1 Timothy Taking Hold of True Life 213
2 Timothy A Screamer's New Year 216
Titus Thou Shalt Not … Pilfer? 220
Philemon Not Just What We Say 224
Hebrews Who You Know 228
James The AI Couldn't Earn 231
1 Peter Why Is life So Hard? 235
2 Peter Sowing Faith Seeds 239
1 John Fellowship and Fish Tacos 243
2 John Itchy and Scratchy 247
3 John Is Your Soul Prospering? 250
Jude Standing before Jesus 253
Revelation Revelation's Special Blessing 256
Notes 261
About the Author 263
