What is My Duty to God?

Our family recently joined a scouting troop and is enjoying the fellowship and tremendous character-building opportunities in this time-tested organization.  (to read more, click here)

I've Got this Rebuke. What Do I Do With It?

I read on Chip MacGregor's blog recently about a saying that the Scottish have.  "Learn to unpack a rebuke."

What a beautifully simple way to express a complex thought!  (To read more of this post, click here)

When to Trust in Riches

I was reading Max Lucado's, Fearless, the other day when a practical thought of his brought clarity to a scripture with which we are all most familiar...

An Open Door

"See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it..."  Revelation 3:8

I believe we are living in a time when the greatest conquests on the earth through the power of God's Holy Spirit are before us, as the most prepared people He has ever had.

There is, I am convinced, an open door before us...

When Fear Sleeps In

When we dream (awake or asleep) we go to a place that is just beyond reality. 

It is there that God triumphs through us.

Just before awakening (or coming back to our senses) we are ushered back to our cell and fear patrols the hall, locking the gates, restricting each of us to our natural state....(click below to read more)

Your Reasonable Service

When Paul wrote to the Romans about their "reasonable service" I think it's safe to assume that he was not talking about Sunday morning at 11:00AM.

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."  (Romans 12:1)

Paul was talking about something much bigger than what we do around the world on Sunday mornings....

Who Is Talking About You?

Joseph needed someone to speak on his behalf as his jealous brothers conspired to kill him, an act which would rob him (and, eventually, a starving generation) of his God-favored destiny.

Reuben was that someone...

The Edge of Faith

It's inspiring to look at the "heroes" of our faith and to see the great things they accomplished, bringing glory to God and making (our shared) history.

Hebrews 11, of course, is a great place to go to get a run-down of these folks.

In reviewing the list, what do these heroes have in common?

An End to Religion

The stage was set.  The Old Testament priests had a stranglehold on the airway that breathed life into God's Covenant with His people.

"If you want to be close to God," they seemed to say, "you must do it through us."

Old Testament law was given to instruct us in the need for redemption and to begin our journey back to partnership with God.  Blood became necessary.  A precious and perfect sacrifice was necessary.

Who is Jesus for You?

A facebook and personal friend recently asked me for a favor.  She was assigned the task of asking a question of 5 people.

"Who is Jesus for you?" she asked.   What a great question!

I started to write a canned response but felt led to search my heart.