Good day beautiful people, I pray that this post meets you well? Today I want to remind us all that God will never forsake His children. Be encouraged and be of good cheer for The Lord is near. Joshua 1:9 ~ “This is my command be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the… Continue reading When God ‘seems’ silent.
Category: Devotionals
In Spirit & In Truth: Cessationism and Prophecy
In Spirit & In Truth: For the past year or so, I’ve been working through the role of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life, and specifically the practice of the spiritual gifts. I want to invite you to think through this with us. This is one of the most important aspects of our lives… Continue reading In Spirit & In Truth: Cessationism and Prophecy
Believe Not Every Zeitgeist
Every era has its own prevailing narrative, mood, values, and concerns. They pivot restlessly from generation to generation, rarely settling. Like popular baby names, the sensibilities of the moment arise seemingly out of nowhere and yet exist everywhere. Our friends the Germans have gifted us the useful word “Zeitgeist” to describe this phenomenon. “Ghost of… Continue reading Believe Not Every Zeitgeist
Jesus Out of Context
Imagine you are walking in the park one afternoon and you hear a shout. As you turn around to find the source, you see a young man running after an older man, pushing him to the ground and pulling a wallet out of the downed man’s pocket. You’d probably think you had just witnessed a… Continue reading Jesus Out of Context
The Wonder of Wonder
I sat in a circle surrounded by 39 other retreaters. One of my favorite teachers was in town from South Africa to lead the retreat for spiritual directors, and I felt completely spoiled to be in attendance. Trevor opened our first session by asking us to walk around a large quilt in the middle of our… Continue reading The Wonder of Wonder
Grief Changes us on Turning Mountains into Molehills
Grief changes us. With the death of a loved one or someone close to us, we grieve. For example, I experienced heartache with my son’s death in 1993 and then again as I watched my parents slip away many years later. The experts define the five stages of grief as: But, as I moved through… Continue reading Grief Changes us on Turning Mountains into Molehills
“Truth for Youth” Available on the Bible App! – Enjoying the Journey
Last month we made available for the first time a devotional plan on the YouVersion Bible App. “Which Way Do We Go?” is a fifteen day study on discerning the will of God along the journey of life. Thousands of people subscribed to the plan and we have heard so many wonderful reports from people… Continue reading “Truth for Youth” Available on the Bible App! – Enjoying the Journey
Bold Faith
“He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!’ And God granted him his request.”1 Chronicles 4:10 (NIV) Bold Life “Go big or go home,” is… Continue reading Bold Faith
Spurgeon and the Psalms
Disclosure: I received this Spurgeon and the Psalms Bible for free as a Bible Gateway Blogger Grid member. I love Bibles and own several for various purposes. So, I have my go-to study Bible, compact travel Bible, my dad’s old Bibles, and even a Bible in English and Swahili. So, when Bible Gateway offered me… Continue reading Spurgeon and the Psalms
Seasons of Life on Turning Mountains into Molehills
Ecclesiastes 3 gives us a poetic description of the seasons of life. The author shows these seasons from our human perspectives. Therefore, we see the dark shadows of trouble and evil for each joyful time. There is a constant ebbing and flowing, waxing and waning, from one extreme to the other. And the repeating phrase of… Continue reading Seasons of Life on Turning Mountains into Molehills