Let’s Get Honest, Folks…
Is the Christian faith kinetic or static? Do our spiritual beliefs move or do they rest in neutral? Are we animated or passive as the followers of Jesus Christ? The answers to these questions are probably easy for us to discern. We understand by Scripture and by history that our theology comes bundled with a…
Living Life In A Lower Gear
Talking with a retired friend the other day, I was surprised when he confided in me that he found it extremely difficult to adjust the pace of his mind from making numerous, important daily decisions to the reality that nobody really needing anything from him anymore. He had been programmed for decades to be part of…
Look Around For Them
“Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul.” – Psalm 142:4 God, help us to have wisdom and commitment today that we might fixate on two things when we gather for our Sunday times of worship. Help us to think upon…
How Christmas Conquers Fear
If you read through the Christmas narratives in the gospels of Matthew and Luke, an interesting element seems to appear with a greater frequency than we might think. It occurs to me that, when the announcement of the coming of the Messiah was spoken, it was repeatedly accompanied with one form or another of the…
Remarriage In The Church
God is working a highly proactive plan in your life. He is not casual about you. You are not lost in the innumerable mass of humanity populating the planet. He is so wise, so focused and so omni-capable that His eternal eye falls upon you this moment, and He will never miss a thing that…
How Long Has It Been?
Most of us have heard more times than we could ever recount how essential bible study is to a Christian’s spiritual health. Every discipleship course ever published highlights the need for God’s Word to be at work in our lives. We have scores of translations available in the English language. Apps, computer bible study programs…
The Finishing Touch
It is Sunday and the high call on God’s children is to gather together and present our hearts to Him afresh. Worship, praise, prayer, instruction, service and sacrifice will comprise much activity across the planet today. We have a glorious King and we know that His return is imminent. We worship today by faith in…
Our Sunday Thirst
Lord Jesus, this morning we find ourselves longing deeply for Your Kingship to become earth’s reality. Our kings will never be able to bring about the answers to the cries of our hearts. We thirst for righteousness to be exalted, but there is a global presumption that righteousness must come from somewhere else than your own throne. …
More Than The Shore
What if I suggested that Jesus was not as committed to your need to feel secure as you think He is? What if I told you that He was actually calling you out to a place that holds much more for you than where you currently are? Would you give me the time of day…
Faith: We Are No Longer Explanation Addicts
“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.” – Hebrews 11:8 Who does this anymore? Who among the followers of God is willing to hear a unilateral command from God, and…