Undesturbed By Delay
“And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” Mark 9:26 There is no spiritual exercise more mysterious than prayer. Nothing brings awareness to human weakness quite like the activity of speaking to a God whose thoughts are […]
Beyond Religion
“And this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent”. John 17:3 What does it mean to be Christian? That was essentially the question being asked of me by my doctor during my routine checkup recently. This individual seemed genuinely curious, yet frustrated by his […]
Don’t Give Up On Unity
Freedom
”But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things.” Philippians 3:7-8 (NIV) I had a humorous and rather humiliating moment of clarity about a […]
The Reproach Of Egypt
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you”. Joshua 5:9 We sunk down into our chairs feeling a mixture of embarrassment and shame. Holidays in which the entire extended family would come together were some of the most joyful times of my childhood. I rarely spent […]
The Gift Of Contentment
Last week Leah and I had the opportunity to visit some of our family back in Chicago. We are always grateful for those precious hours given the fact that our ministry assignments have brought us a bit of a distance from our hometown. Upon arriving at their grandmother’s house, the kids lit up with excitement to learn […]