Don’t Miss the Greatest Intimacy
I take a lot of things for granted. If I’m honest, there are days when I’m moving so fast through life that God’s presence barely registers. Like a child who never stops to thank their parents for the roof overhead or the food on the table, I still slip into living within God’s gracious care […]
When God Seems Silent
Saul—the first king of Israel, chosen and anointed by God Himself—had drifted so far from obedience that when war threatened and fear gripped his heart, he cried out to God and tragically, all was silent. “When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. And when Saul inquired […]
Yesterday’s Failure Does Not Have to Write Tomorrow’s Story
There is a lie that follows our failure around like a dark shadow. It whispers that what you did has already written the verdict on your life. It is a lie. The Bible dismantles it from beginning to end. Consider Peter. The man who walked on water, but, under extreme pressure, cursed and swore he […]
The Unseen Hand of God
There are things God does that we will never know about—at least not this side of eternity. I was reminded of that recently in a way that nearly knocked me off my feet. Literally. I was baking in my kitchen and opened a cabinet I don’t often use. The smell of gas hit me so […]
You Were Born to This—Don’t Miss Even One Moment!
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.” (John 1:12) I have been thinking about what it actually means to have God’s nature in our born again souls—not just to believe in Him, or follow a set of principles […]
Freedom: A Biblical Vision for America’s 250th Birthday
“Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:36 Two hundred and fifty years ago, a group of imperfect but remarkably courageous men signed their names to a document declaring that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights—among them life, liberty, and the […]
The Trinity’s Personal Invitation to The Great Dance
“In Christianity God is not a static thing but a dynamic, pulsating activity, a life, almost a kind of dance. The Father eternally begets the Son; the Son eternally exists in the Father; and the Holy Ghost is the eternal love and life flowing between them…The whole dance, or drama, or pattern of this three-Personal […]
The Two Most Important Days of Our Life
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 Mark Twain once said that the two most important days in a person’s life are the day he is born and the day he finds out why he was born. The […]
Come, Let Us Meet The Holy Spirit—Part 1
The Bible’s very first portrait of the Holy Spirit sparks my imagination. Before a single word of creation had been spoken, before light had broken the darkness, the Spirit of God was “hovering over the face of the waters.” (Genesis 1:2) The Hebrew word for “hovering” carries the image of a mother bird brooding over […]
Fearfully, Wonderfully—and Uniquely Made
“For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts […]