Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people. I say this because some ungodly people have wormed … [Read more…]
Water turns to wine. Fevers vanish at the touch of His hand. Leprosy disappears. Paralytics walk. Demons flee. Dead men live again. Barren wombs give birth. Stormy tempests grow still. A meal for one becomes a feast for the masses. The sins of the world, obliterated by Divine Love sacrificed on a cross. A sealed … [Read more…]
The enemy had arrived on their doorstep. It was time for the Israelites to fight. So Moses told Joshua to choose some men and go out to war against the Amalekites. While the battle was raging, Moses positioned himself atop a nearby hill with the staff of God in his hands. While Joshua led with … [Read more…]
A crowd of dusty feet trampled into her foyer, each pair needing to be washed and refreshed. Then those same feet crossed over into the living area and reclined as His voice began to teach about love and grace and kingdom treasures within the souls of men. That same crowd arrived with rumbling stomachs. So, … [Read more…]
Raised on a farm, I’ve carried a lot of things. I toted bales of hay and straw, buckets of feed and water for the livestock, shovelsful of manure, and countless tools back and forth to my dad –after searching endlessly for where he last left said tools, of course. I’ve also cradled newborn calves, piglets, … [Read more…]
God’s kingdom comes to people like us. It stretches into remote mountain villages tucked across the globe and extends to crowded cities, all flashing lights and noise. It gives birth in the youngest and oldest of souls. Not bound by earthly limits nor confined by time and space. It stretches beyond what finite man expects, … [Read more…]
In a recent conversation with a friend, she mentioned how she keeps hearing the same message repeatedly. From television commercials to devotionals to preachers, a consistent theme seems to be popping up all around her. “I love how God does that,” she smiled, “how He is intent on getting my attention.” I can relate. The … [Read more…]
Commit.Fully dedicate yourself.Wholeheartedly entrust what you most value. In a world of one-night stands and part-time jobs and immediate gratification of most any desires, commitment is hard to come by. That is what makes it so valuable. And so rare. Commitment requires vulnerability. It is jumping all in with a no holds barred attitude, no … [Read more…]
I admit I am in over my head. There is nothing I can do on my own to earn or complete this wondrous work of redemption taking place in me. So why do I live contrary to that belief? Why do I so often exhaust myself attempting to attain something freely given? I know Jesus … [Read more…]
The man stood on stage, his once empty hands clasping a bouquet. In the blink of an eye, the flowers had materialized. For the next thirty minutes, I sat amazed, watching him make things appear and disappear at random. This first encounter with a magician held all the magic intended for my six-year-old self. But … [Read more…]