Dialogical Tension
Sounds academic. Maybe too academic for you to bother with. But, before you tune me out, or click out of this blog, you may want to think twice. The enemy is using the absence of dialogical tension in our world…
Power of Hiddenness: Intimacy in the Waiting
There is a deep desire in all of us to be known- to know and be known. Could it be that this is our human nature? It wouldn’t be surprising. We are created in the image of God…and God created…
Grace Cut to Size
I love the grace of God! Couldn't survive without the grace of God. Dean Sherman, one of my favorite of all time Bible teachers, preaches about grace being real stuff, with substance, cut exactly to the size of our need…
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…
Full Speed to the Finish Line
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…
A Warmed Heart
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…
What’s Your Thorn?
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…
Where’s Your Tabernacle?
You need a tabernacle! You must have it! It’s a place and time in your life set aside to regularly quiet yourself in God’s presence and, through His Word, by His Spirit, draw near to hear His voice...and be wrapped…
On The Way To The Mountain
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…