How can we possibly be strong and courageous? Haven’t you looked at what’s going on in today’s world: resist, oppose, mean-spirited, lying, accusation, assault, evil’s rise, and its impending darkness? Yes, I am seeing the same world that you are, but I know what God has told me…and what God tells me is the truth. […]
The Apostle Paul—man, that guy knew how to pray. I like the Apostle Paul. He was a word guy who wrote long sentences, deep in meaning, precise in exposition, and with his passion evident in every word. His ministry was launched with Jesus’ saying, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” (Acts 9:4) and the […]
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10) . Absolutely no fear. Absolutely with His people. Absolutely no dismay. Absolutely no other God. There is no qualification […]
I’ve been asked “How do you pray for what’s going on with the Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh?” My reply, “Early and often” maybe isn’t what people actually want to know. What they’re really asking is how you even begin to pray for such a situation. Scripture, my friends, Scripture. Brett Kavanaugh […]
Why is it so hard oftentimes to move forward…to feel like we’re making progress?” Well, that’s something I ask myself frequently. One day when I was reading this passage, a thought occurred to me. Philippians 3:3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in […]
Today I’d like to introduce another friend—also an author—whose friendship has been formative in my Christian walk. Her name is Mary Ethel Eckard of Dragonfly Ministries. Her new book, “The Making of a Dragonfly: Following Christ Through the Winds of Change” was recently nominated for the Henri award in the motivational category of the 2018 […]
We can be encouraged by seeing that God deals in absolutes, all the time. Today, let’s look at the further encouragement that we can have because our God does nothing half-way, half-rate, or half-baked. Hebrews 10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by […]
Isaiah 66:1 This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be? 2 Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the LORD. “This is the one […]
World angst over the large and small, the first-world problems and the very real ones, stresses over life-as-we-know-it and life-as-we-thankfully-don’t … it can weigh a person down. The prophet Jeremiah in his book of sorrow, Lamentations, describes that downcast feeling…that time when you feel like you’ve had enough and just can’t take it anymore. Lamentations […]
You know, it doesn’t really matter how many times people say it, it’s still not true, when they say that a man cannot represent a woman’s interests. And how thankful I am that two men did! Scripture is clear about such representation: For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made […]
