Jul 17, 2018 | Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Prayer, Surrender
Have you ever thought, “If I just pray more often, or harder, I’ll get closer to God and be able to hear His voice”? I certainly have. But then I read this beautiful verse in my Bible. “Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me and he who...
Jun 1, 2018 | Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Idolatry, Surrender
Have you ever sensed you have built a wall around your heart? If we are honest, most of us recognize that we have done so at one time or another. This is simply one of many kinds of fallout from living in a sin-cursed world. Some of us may use bricks of callous...
Apr 18, 2018 | Christian Life, Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Truth & Theology
Why did God exalt Jesus? Because Jesus _______ (choose one). WAS OBEDIENT HUMBLED HIMSELF I asked the above question in a recent Facebook poll and the responses were roughly 50/50. I confess that it is a tricky question. In Philippians 2, the apostle Paul...
Nov 21, 2017 | Character of God, Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Thankfulness
Recently, I set out to make a small pot of chili. Yet as it cooked, I decided it needed more beans. Then it needed more tomatoes. Now the meat was skimpy. I started out with a small batch and ended up with enough chili to feed the neighborhood! For the next week, I...
Sep 19, 2017 | Character of God, Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Spiritual Growth
“Do you have a right to be angry?” asked God. “[Yes] I do!…angry enough to die” replied the prophet Jonah. (Jonah, chapter 4) I have to admire Jonah’s honesty. Seriously, what a drama king! One might assume the dialogue pertains to Jonah being thrown...
Jul 11, 2017 | Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Kingdom of God, Truth & Theology
As we consider the ever increasing and more sinister tragedies befalling our world today: Terrorism, human trafficking, school shootings, abortion … Our hearts cry out in deep despair for justice. Yet at the end of the day, what the world desires most is not...
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