How Well Do You Know Jesus?
“Then you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know you’” Luke 13:25
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Camouflage
“I will meditate on the glorious splendor of your majesty and on Your wondrous works”
The Shirt Off His Back
"And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” 1 John 3:16 Today, someone offered me the shirt off his back.
The Silent Waiting
One thing you can say about the world we live in is that it’s a noisy place. Silence is not always easy to find.
Betrayed by Judas
Jesus knew Judas had been seduced by a powerful foe. He was aware of the wiles of Satan’s whispers (he had just heard them himself). He knew how hard it was for Judas to…
He’s Still Knocking
I wonder how many times during the day Jesus gently knocks to warn me of his waiting presence? Not a warning that danger is imminent (though that may be true), but to warn in…
Personal Revival
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test my thoughts. Point out anything in me that makes you sad, and lead me along the path of everlasting life” Psalm 139:23-24
Intersecting Eternity
The joy I get in pastoral ministry: a word or deed here has the power to touch the inmost parts of a person’s heart, extend to the ends of the earth, and last forever.
Truly This Was the Son of God
Let’s peer into the window of time and see Jesus’ last hours on earth as he hangs on the cross. His worst enemies in attendance.
God’s Love
Diana says she’s not afraid of her past. In fact, her dramatic change speaks volumes about God’s love.
Hear His Call…Every Moment of Every Day
Too many believers walk with heavy hearts, and burdens they cannot sustain any longer. Brothers, and Sisters…there is good news!
The Things We Take for Granted
Life is full of the unexpected. You never know what is going to happen next. I knew it was going to be a challenging day when I saw water bubbling up by the sidewalk…
Glory and Grace
Because of Christ on the cross, because “He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities, we can experience the ultimate incongruity of both glory and grace.
Lessons from a One-Legged Sandpiper
Lord, Help us not to cave into our circumstances, but to see them as opportunities to run the race with an endurance that only comes from keeping our eyes fixed on You.
The Tapestry of Life
“For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother’s womb…My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in…
Blurred Vision
Reading the Bible at the start of the day is a good place to invite the presence of Jesus in to quiet our rushing about. However, I have found it requires a submissive heart…
Our Mistakes Do Not Define Us
God does not describe us by our failures…or our successes—and that’s freeing because God’s love is not dependent on what we do, or fail to do. We are loved by God, not because we…
Triumph in Tragedy
What do you say we have a chat about grave-clothes? Sound like fun? Sound like a cheery topic?
Where Does My Help Come From?
God—your rescuer, has the right vision. He also has the right direction. He made the boldest claim in the history of man
Get In and Get Out!
Isn’t this a bit like being a ‘closet’ Christian? By this I mean that one becomes a Christian, studies about being a Christian, learn all about what it is to be a Christian, even…
Worthy is the Lamb
No one else did what Jesus did. Therefore no one else is worthy of our worship. Only Jesus, together with God the Father — the Savior and Creator of the world — is worthy…