Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
Discipleship 101
Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. And she had a sister called Mary, who was also seated at the Lord’s feet, and was listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations;...
Modeling Christ
Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working with one mind and purpose. Philippians 2:2 NLT
TGIF (Note 1)
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to You, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 NLT Note 1: To God In Faithfulness
Spiritual Cleanliness
God, against you and you alone have I sinned. Search me and know my heart. Test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me. Show me any areas of unsurrender. Give me ears to hear and the wisdom and grace to respond in true humility and...
How God Sees Things
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." Matthew 5:3 In the Sermon On The Mount, Jesus outlines a radically different way of thinking about life: Blessed are the poor in spirit. The Greek language, in which the New Testament was...
It Is Written
And behold, a lawyer (an expert in religious law) stood up to put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus replied, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And the lawyer answered, "You shall love the Lord your...
Obedience
And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:8 ESV
Living In The Will Of God
In the same way that iron sharpens iron, a person sharpens the character of his friend. Proverbs 27:17 Paraphrase A measure of our life: More than one person at your funeral can say "I am a better person for having known him."
A Life Well Lived
What you want the epitaph at your funeral to be: "He was a certifiable mensch. I am a better person for having known him." (Note 1) This week brings news that James Van Der Beek left this realm. Sad, to be sure. But joy for James. Because death is homecoming for...
Change Of Life
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 NASB 2020 When you transform your thinking, you transform your...
Reverent Awe
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that shines brighter and brighter until the full day. The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know over what they stumble. Proverbs 4:18 NASB Just as a sunrise begins with the faint glow of dawn and...
What Is The Question?
So Jesus and the Disciples sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee. As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet Him. For a long time the man had been homeless and naked, living in the tombs...
Gratitude
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV When we make it a practice to thank God for His blessings of provision and protection in our life, we never lose sight of Him as our hope in all things.
On Prayer
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 NASB 2020 Prayer is the way to die to our own wishes and surrender everything to God. Pray regularly; daily, three times a day, hourly, moment by moment. Paraphrase / Scot McKnight
Heads Up
Behold, as the eyes of a servant look to the hands of his master, O God enthroned in heaven, I lift my eyes to You. Psalm 123:1-2, Adapted Pray with your eyes on God, not on the difficulties.
Obedience Brings The Breakthrough
So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful...
God’s Will For Your Life
God's overarching will for your life is not about geography. Or where you should work. Or even who you should marry. God’s will for your life is that you be rescued from eternal damnation (saved from sin), restored to fellowship with Him, and conformed to the image of...
Listen To Me
If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame. Proverbs 18:13 ESV When you talk you repeat what you already know, but if you listen you often learn something new. Put another way, you never learn anything with your mouth open. h/t Dalai Lama...
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