Category: scripture
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› Read more: Don’t Confuse Influence and Obedience
Don’t Confuse Influence and Obedience
God is for influence. He gives it. He allows it. Think of Esther and her influence which was leveraged to…
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› Read more: On Power Plays and a Peculiar Posture
On Power Plays and a Peculiar Posture
Presently, churches all across the nation are splitting and splintering, being pulled quite literally left or right. Both sides are…
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› Read more: Come and See
Come and See
“Come and see,” Mary and Martha pushed out the words through sobs, leading their shaken up Rabbi to the cave…
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› Read more: Strengthened to Stay
Strengthened to Stay
Sometimes a slow, incremental exertion is harder to achieve and maintain than a sudden burst of strength. My mother-in-law being…
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› Read more: Growing Backwards: Thoughts on General Revelation
Growing Backwards: Thoughts on General Revelation
I hate to admit it, but for a long time, I lived like I had outgrown general revelation. In college,…
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› Read more: The Seeing Ministry of Jesus
The Seeing Ministry of Jesus
We hear often about the preaching ministry of Jesus or the healing ministry of Jesus or the discipling ministry of…
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› Read more: A Scriptural Stomachache
A Scriptural Stomachache
We go to the Word of God to settle our souls. We look to fill ourselves with God’s words that…
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› Read more: What Makes the Angels Wonder
What Makes the Angels Wonder
Even mainstream culture has a cyclical fascination with angels and angelic beings. Growing up we watched Touched by An Angel…
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› Read more: Being Chased by a Lion
Being Chased by a Lion
Throughout this entire year, a short phrase from a worship has been running long loops in my heart, mind, and…
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› Read more: On Benefits
On Benefits
When I hear benefits, I immediately think of insurance plans, copays, deductibles, and group numbers. Adulthood will do that to…