What Now 2 Do

Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?

Come Let Us Commune With Our Lord

And when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 1 Corinthians 11:24 NKJV It is one of the holiest moments any of us spend in the average week, month, or year - when we come to the...

Where The Battle Rages

If I profess with loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except that little point which the world and the Devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle...

God, What Is My Calling?

God will not (necessarily) tell you do this or do that, He has, however, given you gifts and passions, and He will ask you for an account of them. Matthew 5: 14, 16 All of life, including work, is an act of worship to God. Jesus was first a carpenter. Christian work...

Shabbat Shalom

Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Exodus 20:8 NRSV Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it Holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your...

The Arc Of God’s Providence

What a great and wonderful story is the history of God, a history that is still being written and in which I am a player. The world around us, the anointed Word of the Bible, the Holy Spirit, all testify to his magnificence and love. They rode camels and were only...

On Making God Smile

"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vineyard keeper. Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes, and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you....

The Fiery Darts Of The Wicked One

There will come a day when: 1. Doctors don't have the answer. 2. Bankers don't have the answer. 3. Friends don't have the answer. 4. Governments don't have the answer. 5. And you sure enough don't have the answer. Here is God's answer: "Be strong in the Lord and in...

On Christian Surrender and Transformation

Holiness consists of three things—separation from sin, dedication to God, [and] transformation into Christ’s image. James H. Aughey True transformation does not happen from the outside in, but rather from the inside out. We do not get THE transformation through...

The Whole / Full Armor (Armour) of God

The Word: 10 A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and...

Prayer and Piety

A to-do plan for Christian daily living: 1. Look ahead and see what you have to do. 2. Go to the Lord in prayer and say, “Lord, I do not have what it takes to do this; I need divine help.” 3. Rely on the Lord to answer the prayer you have offered, and proceed...

Vocation And Eternity

God has also planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds, a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (AMPC, Paraphrased) We have two vocations in life, our labor by which we...

You Are Only At 40%; Get Out Of The Saddle

For a cyclist "get out of the saddle" has special meaning. It says, stand up on the pedals and put in that extra effort to sprint up this climb. As a result of a series of bad personal decisions, the last year has seen my physical wellbeing go downhill. The first bad...