Danger Close
A ship in a harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are for. J.A. Shedd Moving forward in any meaningful way demands a step in faith. Faith–deep soul-rooted, life-directing faith–may lead to danger. We take the steps of faith because we trust in God for what may come, whether it be into [...]
A House Divided
The God I Never Knew by Robert Morris Pastor Robert Morris adds to growing library of works about the often misunderstood and sometimes forgotten third member of the Holy Trinity. This book is his attempt to clear away some of the mystery and confusion that surrounds God in this person. This volume succeeds wildly on [...]
Extraordinary is Within Your Reach
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. (1 Cor 2:9) The latest by John Bevere, Extraordinary, takes off in a flash from that fundamental truth and winds through 200+ pages of confrontation and encouragement demanding that the Christian see the gift [...]
School of Prayer Day Two
[In which we follow the Andrew Murray classic With Christ in the School of Prayer] Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in [...]
No Fakin’ and Shakin’ Here – Holy Roller by Julie Lyons
Sister Johnson had a way of cutting through the mess. I found this out after I started teaching a Sunday-school class, replacing the previous teacher who quit unexpectedly. Standing in front of a roomful of adults, I asked a question: “Why do we sin?” Sister Johnson, who was in her sixties, piped up as soon [...]
Lent 2009 – 35 Steps to the Cross
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who call us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in [...]
Life With God 3f – I AM The Resurrection
The I Am statement we immerse ourselves in today comes in response to the sorrow surrounding the death of Lazarus. The Lord has purposely waited until His friend had died and begun to molder in a tomb and He arrives in Bethany during the period of deep mourning. Does Martha accuse Jesus when she meets [...]
Life With God 3e – I AM The Way and the Truth and the Life
Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” John 14:5-6 Nearly every Christian will have interacted with this passage on some level by the time this is written. What more can be [...]
Life With God 3d – I AM The Gate
I am the gate for the sheep…I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 7, 9-10 As [...]
Life With God 3a – I AM The Bread of Life
The ‘I Am’ passages in the book of John are good immersion points on which to meditate in seeking spiritual transformation. In these statements Jesus declares himself to us, encouraging and deepening our faith and our enhancing our ability to trust Him on a more mature basis. We become what we immerse ourselves in. The [...]
