As It Turned Out
I wonder how much time I have wasted in my life planning, waiting, even praying, for the “big break?" Big breaks are exciting. And they do happen. The problem is that when we see them happen in other people’s lives,…
Speed Dating
I’ve only seen it on TV commercials, but it looks ridiculous and desperate. A room full of people walking around with drinks in their hands, looking for meaningful relationships, but limited to five minutes of table-talk with each other to…
His Eye On His Word To You
What do you see, Jeremiah? That was the first question God asked the prophet on the day Jeremiah was inaugurated into his prophetic ministry. It is the same question God frequently asked His prophets right before they received a "word"…
He Did Not Know
Samson ruled Israel for twenty years and that whole time suppressed his sensitivities to the Presence and voice of God by repeatedly ignoring God’s covenant call on his life. How did he suppress and ignore? Samson demanded to have a…
Too Much Information
“You are barren right now, being harassed by the enemy, but you are about to conceive and have a son.” That’s what the angel of the Lord said to a nameless woman, the wife of Manoah, and soon-to-be mother of…
It’s Your Move
I recently heard a world-renowned, young television preacher say that there was no way he could sin his way out of the grace of God. I cringe when I hear those attention-getting, flashy catch phrases bantered about so casually from…
How to Overcome the Subtle Attacks of the Enemy
If the enemy of our souls could be counted on to mount his attacks against us dressed in a red suit, with horns and a pitch fork, he'd be easy to identify and equally easy to repel. But the Christian…
I Come From Him
Jesus spoke these words in the temple court, during one of His visits to Jerusalem. The last time he had been in the city he had healed the invalid at the Pool of Bethesda, on the Sabbath, and now his…