Tag Archives: Came
Whose Kingdom is This Anyway?
I have always been far too preoccupied with my own glory. I don’t like saying that because it sounds terrible. And embarrassing. And deeply sinful. God does not share his glory with anyone else and our lives need to be preoccupied with
God Of Gracious Love!
Life can be hard and challenging. Living can wear away our hope. Cynicism can settle into our hearts and find a home because of hurtful people, difficult circumstances, relational wounds, and unfortunate events. Religion can imprison us in a world
Maybe This Holiday Season, God expects YOU to Press On!
Paul, Barnabas, and John Mark left Cyprus and sailed to the southern coast of Turkey—a land then known as Pamphylia, whose rugged coastline ascended sharply into the towering heights of a mountain range steeper and fiercer than the eastern Tauras
Is God Giving You “Instructions” While Seeking Him For 31 Days?
You would have thought that I would learn…for years on Christmas day afternoon I would be assembling toys for my children. You know the toys I'm talking about—the ones that came in boxes warning "some assembly required." I rarely consulted
Will YOU Be 1 of the 1’s?
When I was a little boy, my dad preached occasionally for small congregations who didn't have a regular preacher. Where he lacked polish, he compensated with his passion and colorful stories. One of his favorite sermons that I heard several
God’s Presence in Suffering
The book of Job is not only a witness to the dignity of suffering and God's presence in our suffering, but it's also our primary biblical protest against religion that has been reduced to explanations or "answers." Many of the
Is What You Do More Than Just a Job?
A young fella rushed into a service station and asked the manager if he had a pay phone. The manager nodded, "Sure, over there." The boy pushed in some change, dialed, and waited for an answer. Finally, someone came on
Want to Know if it is Really God talking to you?
God is a loving Father who loves to communicate with His children. The Bible says that God's voice roars like thunder. At the same time, His voice is as gentle as a whisper. Whatever voice He uses to speak to
God Does Want You To Win, But Not with wrong Spiritual Ends!
Spiritual ends are never achieved by carnal means. Back in Egypt, as you may recall, Moses had "looked this way and that," then murdered an Egyptian and buried him with sand. As we have already noted, Moses may have thought
Ever wonder What Jeremiah 29:11 means? Come Closer!
My Old Testament professor had this to say about the ever-popular Jeremiah 29:11: “I am going to destroy what this verse means to you, but then I’m going to re frame it so you understand it better within it’s original
Did You Know God Picks who goes with You?
When we hear the Holy Father speak to us about the Christian life being a pilgrimage, he is telling us that life is not only about getting someplace quickly, rather it is about who is with you on the road,
Are You Living For an audience of one or Every 1 Else?
This new year has not started in the usual way for me – or in a way I would have chosen. I usually love the first week the kids are back at school; after the busyness, the time out of
Oh come all Ye Faithful!
The winding road of adversity is weaving a tale of woe for almost everyone around the world. From depression, to bankruptcy, to exhaustion, to disappointments, and twists and turns in the road of life that were not anticipated, this Christmas
Even Mary-mother of Jesus had hardships!
Child of God, think it not strange concerning the fiery trials that are trying you and trying to choke every ounce of life out of you that they can, the devil is busy and He is on a mission to
