Sep 24, 2019 | Character of God, Poems, Prayer
I would never call myself a poet. However, every so often, God stirs my heart to write a poem. Usually I write them in response to either heartache for our broken world or praise for our glorious God – or both. I wrote this poem about five years ago while...
Sep 18, 2019 | Character of God, Evil & Satan & Sin, Image of God
When I visited the county fair each year as a young adult, my favorite exhibit was always the pen of baby “piggies.” Just thinking back on them makes me smile. We live in a culture that is nearly obsessed with animals. Pampered pets are everywhere. There are zoos to...
Sep 10, 2019 | Character of God, Suffering, Truth & Theology
As the disciples journeyed with Jesus, He demonstrated His power over disease and handicaps. He revealed His authority over demons. Then, when a storm threatens to drown them all, Jesus reveals His power over nature. These stories serve as a testimony of Jesus’s...
Aug 27, 2019 | Character of God, Evil & Satan & Sin, Truth & Theology
We are not even told his name: the man otherwise known by the demons that tormented him, or Legion. The Gospel writers simply describe him as a “demoniac.” If there is one story in the New Testament that epitomizes the ravages of evil in humanity, it has to be this...
Aug 20, 2019 | Character of God, Eternity & Heaven & Hell, Evil & Satan & Sin
(Adapted from my new Bible study, LEGION: Rediscovering the God Who Rescues Me.) Longing For Paradise If there is one universal truth, it is that every human heart longs for paradise. A perfect world without death, pain, or sorrow. A world at peace, where each of us...
Jun 19, 2019 | Character of God, Evil & Satan & Sin, Forgiveness
I love reading the gospel of Luke. He was a physician who kept careful notes and viewed the world through a logical lens. In Luke chapter 4 (verses 33-41), Luke records that Jesus had just spent the day teaching in the synagogue, where He healed a man who was...
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