His Victory, Our Gift
“For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise from the dead.” – John 20:9 For all that had been told them, shown them, promised them and granted to them … those original followers of Jesus Christ just did not comprehend the Resurrection. It certainly was not from a lack of…
A Small Prayer For a Big Day
Father, You know that today is a significant day for me and the people with whom I serve and worship. You know all of the moments which have led up to this particular moment. You know each step wherein we have walked with precision and balance. You know every place where we have stumbled and…
Shoveling American Politics
I keep having this recurring nightmare from which I cannot awake: their are several more months of cruel and unusual punishment known as American politics during an election year. That sound you hear is me dry-wretching in mental torment and soul-nausea. Compelled by many who keep asking me to say something, I choose to resist…
Sweet Sunday Meals
If you wake up and attend a local church today which places the preaching of Scripture in a primary place, then you are part of a diminishing minority. Throughout church history up until about the midway point of the last century, the teaching of the Bible held prominence when God’s people gathered together on the…
A Biblical Snapshot Of Wet Feet
Listen to these familiar phrases: “Take a step of faith…” “Make a leap of faith…” “Put one foot in front of the other…” “Every great journey begins with a single step…” Are you tired of the clichés yet? We have all said and heard statements like these so often that they are now actually counterproductive…
Managing That Inner Voice
Following God in life is an incredible adventure. Christianity is not so much a religion as it is a personal relationship with the unseen God. No doubt, it is a faith-building process that begins with an instant of surrender and then plays itself out over time as we learn the One to whom we bowed…
No More Generational Hostages
For several years I have been observing how those who are older and those who are younger operate in the Kingdom of God. I am no longer young (unless you happen to be older) nor am I old yet (unless you happen to be younger). Being forty-five years old places me in between these two different…
When He Tests You
Many of us have a large gap in our understanding of what it means to be wholly saved. We know that there was a moment in our past when we placed our trust in Christ and He immediately pardoned our sin and made us His very own. We know we have been justified. There is also…
Your Fear. My Fear. God’s Grace.
The biblical blockbuster, ‘Hall of Faith’ in Hebrews chapter eleven is one of my favorite passages in the New Testament. There we are given a long list of both named and unnamed individuals who endured difficulty in order to live out their lives of faith. These are that great cloud of witnesses that have gone before…
An Unexpected Attitude Adjustment
I used to think those who went to church on Sunday were rather lame. My cynicism about “organized religion” was the altar at which I regularly bowed and I saw no need to partake in corporate worship gatherings. I didn’t need church to know God and my inner rebel was quick to let me know…