Well-Led
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you will go: I will guide you with My eye.” – Psalm 32:8 To know that the immeasurable God of the universe has declared His willingness to guide us along our way is an overwhelmingly encouraging thought. Far be it from Him to…
Fat On Molasses
Today my mind rests on how we Christians regard those who do not know Christ. The endorsed approach for the last thirty years by many evangelicals makes a priority out of removing all uncomfortable confrontation when it comes to people and their need for the Gospel. The new approach is what I call molasses evangelism…
Keeping Your Name On The Short-List
About 3,500 years ago, less than a dozen men determined the next four decades of a massive group of people, possibly over two million in number. It is highly likely that you will not know much about them, if anything at all. The Scriptures preserve their names, along with the names of their fathers in…
Risking Community To The Next Generation
There is no shortage of opinion available to you on social media. I am perosnally engaged in Facebook, Twitter, Periscope and Instagram, and my purpose for those outlets is very simple: communicate Kingdom truth to as broad an audience as possible. It just makes sense to me to go where the people are and it…
Those Trickles Of Trouble
When things are comfortable, safe and manageable, I feel confidently secure. When circumstances are well-oiled and unobstructed, I easily sense momentum, empowerment and certainty. During times of human approval, when there are a dozen or more people who have my back, when my detractors are muted by the shouts of my supporters, I walk a…
The Tailwinds Of Trust
“Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do…” – 1 Samuel 16:3 Allow me to share a brief word with you about how God is working in your life today. He is doing with you what He was doing in the verse above with Samuel 3,000 years ago. He is…
I Never Want To Graduate
Grace, my invisible and relentless instructor, is always teaching me. Here is some of what I’m learning from Grace, again and again: I can breathe in days of circumstantial smog Relief from pressure, which immediately turns to sheer delight in my very present Helper in times of trouble Absolutely certainty and foundational confidence in…
Moving Forward From The Potential God
Allow me to provoke you to consider something about the Kingdom today. Most followers of Jesus are clear concerning our mission as the people of God. We are called to advance the Kingdom of God by proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ, and compelling people to acknowledge His lordship over their lives by faith. …
Your Convictions Are Not Enough
The story of Gideon in the book of Judges is a really interesting account. He trickles onto the scene in less-than-impressive fashion, as our first notice of Gideon occurs when he is hiding from the enemy and trying to get his daily chores done without being killed. An angel sent from God comes to Gideon…
Unforeseen Harvest
God will not always allow you to see visible fruit from your visible labors. Sometimes you are doing everything properly, at the right time, with an excellent motivation but no visible results are manifested – such is the work of the Kingdom. Yet, there are other seasons which I find even more peculiar. These occur…