January 24, 2019
Last week I stated that my intention is to choose to see my Father all around me, in the details. In every detail, in all the details, as a matter of fact. It is a choice, isn’t it? Over all […]
January 17, 2019
Last week we saw that what really matters in this upside-down world is that we trust Jesus—we trust him for our salvation, and we trust him in the details of our day-to-day lives. “The only thing that counts is faith […]
December 27, 2018
Joseph: Well, this is Joseph, and I’m back, and I’m with Mary, and yes, we are together! Maybe you already know the rest of our story. I had decided to divorce Mary quietly, foregoing my dowry, and I guess […]
September 27, 2018
God Almighty, creator of the heavens and the earth, had and still has a big plan for his creation. His big, big plan includes tiny, tiny you. God Almighty—El Shaddai!—is actually very interested in you, and the details of your […]
May 31, 2018
The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear. If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation. If I hesitate, it is because I love someone […]
May 10, 2018
Rarely do I meet someone who is not hurting, being challenged, or dealing with some negative in his or her life…from the aggravating to the mind-numbing, to the neon-light hurt. It may be from his or her marriage, money, or […]
March 15, 2018
Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. (Deuteronomy 31:6) Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount” (Matt. 5-7) contains much about fear and the way it affects us, especially as it pertains to our interactions with each other. And […]
March 8, 2018
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 Have you thought much about where fear is disrupting your rhythm in life? Can you see the tentacles of fear that insidiously infect your thoughts and actions, […]
September 8, 2016
We were growing both in number of converts and, more importantly, in the depth of these new Believers. But we didn’t care one bit about the increasing numbers. Well, let me say it another way: we didn’t need the validation […]
September 1, 2016
Imagine if you lived in Jesus’ real world, the one he describes with images of beautiful green pastures. Jesus describes what life in his very real Kingdom is like with his picture of a quiet and serene, nourishing pasture: “I […]
March 24, 2016
If you were asked to give a description of a Christian, and I mean by that a disciple of Christ, not a person who goes to a Christian church, what would you say? Notice I said a description, not a […]
February 4, 2016
What did we the Twelve teach in our morning gatherings at Solomon’s Porch? Mostly what Jesus taught. We didn’t feel we needed to complicate things, just share the Master’s heart. Again, we wanted them to know who Jesus is, what […]