Handle With Care
The story of Uzzah has always bothered me. It seems so extreme. On the surface, it appears that if you or I had been assigned the care of the Ark of the God, stopping it from falling off a wagon…
The story of Uzzah has always bothered me. It seems so extreme. On the surface, it appears that if you or I had been assigned the care of the Ark of the God, stopping it from falling off a wagon…
Ran into a verse in Acts this morning I don’t ever remember reading before. Paul is on his way to Jerusalem. In fact, Acts 20:22 tells us the he is “bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem.” But, in…
Is anyone ever helped by religion? The answer is clearly a resounding no! One of the best examples of its futility to bring about any significant hope or joy is found in the first three decades of John Wesley’s life.…
As long as I can remember, there has always been a lot of speculation about what Paul’s thorn was...the source of struggle for Paul, so severe, that it caused him to ask the Lord three times to please remove it…
I know it’s a simple thing but, growing up in South Africa, one of my chores when I got home from school each day was to prepare the vegetables my Mom was going to cook for dinner that night. If…
It is an unlikely verse that I believe has the power to change your view of life. You could easily read right past the verse, either in the sweeping excitement of the exodus narrative, or, because since some translations interpret…
I am so encouraged that over the last few years there seems to be a growing cry all over the country for God to revive His Church...and from some unlikely voices and places. I think the rapid deterioration and growing…
We just returned from four days of an amazing pastoral/board retreat. The nature of our leadership retreats changed dramatically back in 2001. Through a very hard situation we were facing as a church and leadership, we abandoned our typical Spring…