Paul meant what he said in 1 Corinthians 14 Paul doesn’t whisper it, he doesn’t suggest it as something worth considering when the mood strikes. He says pursue love, and, (don’t stop there – there’s more!) earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. Earnestly. Especially. Those are strong words from a pedantic apostle who chose… Read More »
Jesus. Nothing else. Full stop. Stephen Covey said something in his book, ‘The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People’ back in 1989 that it made a lasting impression on me, “Keep the main thing the main thing.” So much so, that 37 years later I still remember it! It’s good advice for a business and for a life… Read More »
Fasten your seat belt… Grab your coffee, put your cat or dog out and say to God, “Hineni – Here I am.” Here we go. Peter stands up in Acts 2 and does something bold and radical. He doesn’t try to explain away what’s happening around them; the noise and bewilderment, including the optics – seeing tongues of… Read More »
What If God Let You Know What He Knows? We don’t know what we don’t know, but have you ever thought about what it’s like to be God, who does? To know everything! Something occurred to me as I bantered with my friend Paul on Sunday. Open your bible app to 2 Kings 6:15-17 in the ESV. There’s… Read More »
And Why It Will Bring the Best Out in You My last post was about the dark side of the moon, the other side. In the last few days the astronauts have been floating around the press calls, amazing pictures have dropped and now we wait for the film! Until then, have you considered that there is actually… Read More »
252,756 miles from home. God was there. Already. Three days ago, four human beings were 252,756 miles from home. You read that too quickly. Not 252 miles. Not 2,500. Two hundred and fifty-two thousand, seven hundred and fifty-six miles from everything you treasure, find reassuring or familiar. Breath-taking and at a distance from Earth greater than any human… Read More »