When my heart is faint … Lead me to the rock that ishigher than I. Psalm 61:2 Most of us know what it is to be overwhelmed in heart, emptied like when a man wipes a dish and turns it upside down, submerged and thrown on our beam-ends like a boat mastered by the storm.Continue reading “The Rock Higher Than Me”
Category Archives: Authority
Making You Safe
Do you remember playing hide and seek as a kid? Can you remember the comfort and relief you felt when you made it safely back to “base” without being caught? Video game designers try to recreate that feeling by placing “safe spaces” throughout a game’s world. It’s your base in Minecraft, villages in the ZeldaContinue reading “Making You Safe”
Is There Still Demon Possession?
It’s impossible to read the New Testament and not see Jesus and the early church facing demonic possession. Summary statements of Jesus’s ministry, such as Matthew 4:24 and Acts 10:38, show us that Jesus not only encountered demon-possessed people but also healed them. Despite varied symptoms of possession and methods of deliverance (e.g., Matt 15:22–28;Continue reading “Is There Still Demon Possession?”
Ready to Have Your Mind Boggled?
Okay, are you ready to have your mind boggled? If not, better shove this aside until you can handle it. It’s too stretching to pass over with a yawn. The germ thought struck me when I was deep in the redwoods some time ago. I lay back and looked up. I mean really up. ItContinue reading “Ready to Have Your Mind Boggled?”
Is the Bible Still Inerrant?
A year ago, I had a rare conversation with a politically progressive friend. She explained to me why she supports abortion and LGBT+ rights, and in response to my dissent, she argued, “Because society is constantly changing, the things that were applicable in the Bible when it was written might not necessarily fit into aContinue reading “Is the Bible Still Inerrant?”
What Goes Around, Comes Around
When children behave like their parents, we say: “Like father, like son” or “the apple does not fall far from the tree.” David’s children had observed him committing sexual sin and murder. So it is not surprising that they engaged in similar activity. In fact, this was one of the consequences of David’s sin prophesiedContinue reading “What Goes Around, Comes Around”
This My Father Knows
I know their sufferings. Exodus 3:7 The child is cheered as he sings, “This my father knows”; and shall we not be comforted as we discern that our dear and tender Friend knows all about us? 1. He is the Physician, and if He knows everything, there is no need for the patient to know.Continue reading “This My Father Knows”
True Healing
The Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins. Matthew 9:6 Consider here the Great Physician’s mighty power: the power to forgive sin! While He lived here below, before the ransom had been paid, before the blood had been literally sprinkled on the mercy-seat, He had power to forgive sin. Has He noContinue reading “True Healing”
Put in the Sickle and Reap
May the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen! Psalm 72:19 This is a large petition. To intercede for a whole city needs a stretch of faith, and there are times when praying for one man is more than we can handle. But how far-reaching was the psalmist’s dying intercession! How comprehensive!Continue reading “Put in the Sickle and Reap”
Which Hat Are You Wearing?
Exceptional leaders can evaluate and respond to a variety of situations that require very different leadership styles. Most leaders are limited to one or two styles of leading. Their dilemma is that an organization or team will eventually outgrow its limited response abilities. Organizations vacillate in the type of leadership they require, just as individualsContinue reading “Which Hat Are You Wearing?”
Intentional Faith 