Mixed Messages
“And he brought me to the entrance of the court, and when I looked, behold, there was a hole in the wall. Then he said to me, “Son of man, dig in the wall.” So I dug in the wall, and behold, there was an Read More
“And he brought me to the entrance of the court, and when I looked, behold, there was a hole in the wall. Then he said to me, “Son of man, dig in the wall.” So I dug in the wall, and behold, there was an Read More
“It is a fight making its demands upon physical, mental and spiritual powers, and there are many adversaries. The dead weight of heathenism, the little appreciation of one’s object and purpose, and the actual, vigorous opposition of the powers of darkness, make it a real Read More
“My highest hope for all of us is to stop trying to fool others by appearing to have our act together. As people living in intimate union with God, we need to become better known for what and who we actually are. Perhaps a good Read More
Rogue: “No longer conforming to a desired standard; a person or organization that does not behave in the usual or acceptable way.” We read everywhere that 2024 is going to be rough year. Okay, now what? Do we sit back, grab a tub of popcorn Read More
God, marriage, kids, work. If you ask most Christians what their life-priorities are, they’ll parrot this well-rehearsed list. Talk is cheap. Our actions expose our belief systems and what we love, not merely our talk. When I was bondage to lust, and for some time Read More
“It (2023) could have been immeasurably worse. But holding back from the brink in 2023 has simply deferred vast crises to 2024. The post-covid world is exhausted, cash-strapped, but ultimately more fraught than for decades. Overshadowing it all will be a flagging hyperpower, at best Read More
This week I’ll share several videos with you. Brighter Days Cheap cliches or easy answers to pain and suffering are a turn-off for me. At first glance the title of Blessing Offor’s song Brighter Days seemed like it fit the cheap and easy category – Read More
“My own soul’s conviction, is that prayer is the grandest power in the entire universe, that is has more omnipotent force than electricity, attraction, gravitation, or any other of those other secret forces which men have called by name, but which they do not understand.” Read More
We recently learned that Lisa, my wife’s matron of honor at our wedding, suddenly died. She was in her mid-fifties. Hearing that someone we knew abruptly transitioned to eternity at a young age was a sharp reminder of how short life is. Solomon’s words come Read More
“I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than this, the measure of the intensity of your prayer.” – Charles Spurgeon “Prayer does not equip us for greater works— prayer is the greater work. Yet we think of prayer as some commonsense exercise Read More