Being so rooted in the whole counsel of God … I’ve been wondering how this comes across. I have tried to ensure that it doesn’t come across as legalistic, and I have also tried to avoid passive legalism, but the heart of the issue is important—so please hear my heart as you read. There’s a moment in Jeremiah… Read More »
The great ‘faith’ reset … Have you noticed how the internet seems to know exactly what you want? You search for one thing—just one thing—and suddenly, that’s all you see. You type “cats” into Google, and now your whole world is cats. Cat videos, cat memes, cat food advertisements. It’s like the algorithm bends itself to your desires,… Read More »
… and what are you doing? “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” — Ephesians 2:10 (ESV) There comes a time in every life when a man or a woman stops and asks, Who am I? and Why am I here? Usually, for… Read More »
Obedience Before Understanding I was reading through Acts in my devotions, and a few words jumped out at me: “So Philip ran to him…” (Acts 8:30). The text was interesting because this is the aftermath of the successful deacon appointments in Jerusalem. Stephen and Philip have shown the excellence of their character and faith, and now, after the… Read More »
A different perspective I’m a big fan of the story of Jonah. I don’t know why—perhaps a psychologist might tell me that I find myself in the narrative. To convince me, they’d have to tell me why, and maybe I would dispute it. How about you—what’s the reason you are reading about Jonah… again? I’ve always thought about… Read More »
Oh! Look—squirrel! There’s something about the human heart that refuses to be still. It wanders. It wrestles. It wants one thing today, another tomorrow. It reaches for God with one hand and holds onto the world with the other. King David, a man who had seen real victory and crushing, intentional moral failure, a man who had tasted… Read More »