A Time In Between: Part II
In matters of faith there is no middle ground. To waver or delay is to choose not to belong to God, both for the new believer, and for the seasoned saint. Continue reading A Time In Between: Part II
Category: Life Application
A Time In Between, Part I
God conditions and trains us in the now to prepare us for future triumph. Continue reading A Time In Between, Part I
Thanksgiving
What can this verse mean when we find ourselves in the midst of pain and loss, fear and suffering, disappointment and struggle? Continue reading Thanksgiving
Heavenly Stuff
This talk is about emerging as a transformed people by God’s love, so that we will do everything we can to help each other through this next season. Continue reading Heavenly Stuff
Acts Wednesday: Chapter 25, Out With Felix, in With Festus
God showed Paul his destiny one step at a time. The process itself shaped him, and made him ready for his destiny. God molded Paul into the person he needed to be to fulfill what the Lord had planned for him. Continue reading Acts Wednesday: Chapter 25, Out With Felix, in With Festus
Colossians 3: Household Codes
Paul worked from the teachings of Jesus. Everything Paul wrote must be sifted through the Gospels, or it won’t read right. Jesus was very clear—a point we have tragically ignored for most of Christendom’s existence—that we are not to rule over anyone within the kingdom. Continue reading Colossians 3: Household Codes
Minor Prophets: Hosea, A Love Story
True love is of God, Whose love is infinite. Love is sovereign, love defies reasoning, it is apart from reason. Love is not according to logic, love is according to love. Love goes all the way, and then love goes one step further. Continue reading Minor Prophets: Hosea, A Love Story
Acts Wednesday: Chapter 19, Silversmith Riot
God’s intervention is sometimes exercised in vivid and even shocking ways, huge displays of power that boggle the mind, visions of Jesus, miraculous healings, hair-raising stories of rescue and deliverance from the very teeth of evil. And sometimes God works quietly through circumstances He sets in motion long, long before the event where everything will need to converge in just the perfect way. Continue reading Acts Wednesday: Chapter 19, Silversmith Riot
Ash Wednesday: Love Feast
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, which is a time of preparation to celebrate the most momentous event in earth’s history since the creation itself. Continue reading Ash Wednesday: Love Feast
Minor Prophets: Gomer Leaves Hosea
For Gomer this felt like total deprivation, and yet it was the very best thing for her, as Hosea wooed her back to himself. Allowing God to allure me, when I sense I am in the wilderness, letting Him speak tenderly to me, allowing this time alone with God to be enough makes these wilderness times turning points in my life. Continue reading Minor Prophets: Gomer Leaves Hosea
