I get discouraged. Discouraged at my unanswered prayers. Discouraged at my slowness of growth. Discouraged at my tendency to fail. I used to think that after some mature moment in my Christian walk, this wouldn’t happen anymore. However, I’ve realized that as long as we live in this world, but not of it, God’s children can struggle with discouragement. A …
I stand again at the fork in the road. One leads within and one without. The outer pathway leads to the familiar – I’ve trod this pathway many times before. It’s easy to navigate, with plenty of pit stops. All signs say it was built with me in mind. I love it’s promise of liberty. I can do …
For two full years, I worked in the dark. Hours were flexible, but the job itself had to be performed without light. Today, we call it old-school. Then, it was the only way to produce black and white photos. Chemicals, wash, paper – all were sensitive to light, but needed darkness to develop. Accompanying me in the room …
Dear Son, By the time that you read this, you will be a man. Because I may not be present for your celebration, I wanted to send you my thoughts on this special consecration day. I’d always dreamed of this day, but it was so much different than I expected. I’d dreamed of walking to the temple …
“Faith is sight” (19th Century Rev. W. Jones). What a simple, yet profound way to express what we have been grappling with. The finite can never grasp the Infinite, but yet – He is still seen and heard. Indeed, the pure in heart see Him (Matthew 5:8), but does that include me? I profess and confess, yet …
Have you ever thought about how heavenly reality is actually more tangible our physical reality? We know that when Moses was instructed to make the tabernacle, God told him to make it “according to the pattern” that He showed Moses (Exodus 25:9; Acts 7:44). This wasn’t some random blueprint that God thought might look good. No, it was …
The holidays are over and the New Year is pending. Unfortunately, words like financial uncertainty, natural disaster, and questionable politics seem to dominate our future. If you like, you can focus on these anxious variables or we can choose to turn to Rock Solid Truth. The latter is how I’ve selected to begin the New Year. Wanna …
When the very first man lied to God, the molecule of sin infected and spread rapidly throughout his body. This cancer was not only fast growing, but contagious. Every subsequent person was born a diseased carrier. Somebody had to kill the cancer and nothing seemed to work. Man tried to medications and procedures. Yet, this contagious carcinoma would always just pop up somewhere …
Did you know that you actually have two sets of eyes? One set is located on your face. They take in information from the world around you. The other set is located deep within. These function without cornea, retina and nerve endings. Your inner eyes are spiritual, made to look at things which are not seen by …
