I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8
Every September, I set out to reread the book of Romans like it’s the first time. It’s a refreshing “first love” experience for me, and I consider it the beginning of a new year. I am continually amazed every time I reread this letter at just how profound its implications are. This year is no…
Could you recall ten prophetic words over your life, right now, without finding them somewhere? I can honestly say that I could because I have spent time going over the words I’ve received on a semi-regular basis. That’s not meant to be a self-pat on the back, but I can say that I have put…
Before I ever knew anything about healing, grace, the Kingdom, or any other biblical concept that dominates my personal headlines, I learned to treasure wisdom. Once I gave my life to Jesus at 18, I had no instruction on how to read the bible. I did not understand the covenants or the timelines of the…
Over the last few weeks, I have been experiencing a personal outpouring of the Spirit along with an outpouring happening at our church. I have been ready to run through a wall at any moment, and a weepy puddle the next. It’s been messy, and it’s been beautiful. I witnessed the most powerful, drastic baptism…
Let me clarify from the outset that I feel compassion for any of you that struggle with debilitating anxiety, as I have been in those shoes. Occasionally, the suggestions and symptoms of anxiety try to rear their ugly head in my life. That being said, I’m absolutely tired of accepting ongoing anxiety as the normal…
Let me be clear, God doesn’t need your attention. He’s not insecure and attention-starved, hopelessly craving our validation. And yet, He has created us to live with our attention fixed on Him. This is not for His benefit; it’s because He knows that our attention fixed on Him is what’s best for us. He knows…
I consider it one of my greatest privileges to feed people the Word of God. I believe hearing the Word of God preached is vital to faith, and I never want to downplay the value of preaching. Though it is crucial, the hearing of good preaching can never replace the value of learning to feed…
Jesus, as He went about fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah with signs and wonders such as the lame walking and the blind seeing, encounters John the Baptist’s low point in faith. Things were not going the way John envisioned, and yet Jesus pointed him back to the reality that the promised Kingdom was unfolding before…
When I was in high school, a new kid moved to town that was very shy and non-confrontational. Though he obviously had a given name, some kids in the school decided that it was not going to be his name, and called him a completely different name. Those kids had so effectively spread the news…
“Things which eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and heart cannot fully know…” If you’ve been in church life for any stretch of time, I have no doubt in my mind that you’ve heard this verse quoted. It’s a great verse, except it’s usually used to lump together everything we don’t understand…