As is often the case, I find that the Greeks had a much deeper grasp of the essential elements of the concepts behind words that we now employ without much inner reflection. We have become anaesthetized to the profound and often revealing connections lying hidden inside our language simply because we have been removed from…
“Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?” Life in the Spirit is a lot like proper punctuation. There are rules that have to be followed. The Bible often uses the analogy that our lives are like something written in a book. Having God write your name in His book is…
“God has made a joke of me” Genesis 21:6 I don’t think we know the people of the Bible very well. We are the victims of years of watered-down teaching. The stories of the lives of our spiritual ancestors have been “sanctified”. We know the triumphs of their faith, but we have little appreciation for…
Two quotations: Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are, quite naturally, impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new, and yet it is the law of all progress that…
God won’t ask what kind of car you drove; He’ll ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation. God won’t ask the square footage of your house; He’ll ask how many people you welcomed into your home. God won’t ask about the clothes you had in your closet; He’ll ask how many you…
History shows that the growth of who followed Jesus was faster during the first three centuries after His death than any other period. Of course, since that time a larger number of people have claimed Jesus as their Savior, but even though the total numbers are bigger, the rate of growth has never been the…
I just can’t stand it anymore. Aren’t you sick and tired of the constant accusations, lies, finger pointing and platitudes in this election? I can’t remember when it was so vitriolic and so insistent. Maybe there is a point to it all, but as far as I can see, the only purpose is power. And…
What do you think your life would be like if: you really believed that God is the sovereign ruler of every single event and action and thing in the universe you knew that every single thing that happens in your life is because God wants it to happen you treated God as the sole owner…
How do I begin? This is one of the most difficult days for me. I am certainly becoming a part of the life of that Man of sorrow and grief. I remember a daily devotional from Oswald Chambers book. It said that we often find ourselves trying to hang on to the mountain top experiences…
In the last three years, Job and I have become well acquainted. I don’t qualify for the Job award prior to his disaster. I was not upright and blameless, fearing God and shunning evil. It’s more than likely that the disaster that came into my life can be traced to a long history of disobedience. …
