A few years ago Cubby Culbertson came up with the idea to do a three-minute podcast of each of Oswald Chambers’ daily devotionals from his My Utmost For His Highest. He called it Understanding Oswald and you can find it […]

A few years ago Cubby Culbertson came up with the idea to do a three-minute podcast of each of Oswald Chambers’ daily devotionals from his My Utmost For His Highest. He called it Understanding Oswald and you can find it […]

A few years ago Cubby Culbertson came up with the idea to do a three-minute podcast of each of Oswald Chambers’ daily devotionals from his My Utmost For His Highest. He called it Understanding Oswald and you can find it […]

Amidst all the chaos in our country, Jesus’ simple and succinct message to each of us is, “What is that to you? You follow me?” Lately, I find myself becoming distracted by such questions as, “How can this be happening […]

“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness – right choices – in place …” —Eph. 6:14 (italics added) Today let’s consider “righteousness” in the protective sense of a breastplate guarding […]

“Losing an illusion makes one wiser than finding a truth.” —Ludwig Borne When Paul tells us to, “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist …” he is warning us that truth is our most vulnerable […]

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist …”—Eph. 6:14 It’s around 60 A.D. and Paul is sitting beside a Roman Centurion in Rome. The Centurion is in charge of guarding Paul as he waits for […]

And lead us not into temptation  trials … —Matt. 6:13  How do we view the inevitable trials that come our way? Instead of whining, and perhaps “wining” our way through them, we can embrace them, and use them to produce […]

And lead us not into temptation  trials … —Matt. 6:13  I have found that trials and tests typically bring me closer to Jesus and my Heavenly Father. That is, when I embrace them for this purpose, as opposed to running […]

And lead us not into temptation  trials … —Matt. 6:13  Last week we concluded with the apostle Paul’s summary of why and how tests and trials can be used to our advantage: Therefore I will boast all the more gladly […]

The Lightweight Life? Part 2 of our Tests & Trials series And lead us not into temptation  trials … —Matt. 6:13  When Jesus states in the Disciples’ Prayer, “And lead us not into temptation,” he is actually saying, “And lead […]

And lead us not into temptation  trials. . .—Matt. 6:13  When Jesus states in the Disciples’ Prayer, “And lead us not into temptation,” what is he saying? Does God tempt us? Or … is it significant that the Greek word for […]