THE SUBDUER OF ALL THINGS “For he ‘has put everything under his feet.’ Now when it says that ‘everything’ has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:27, NIV).Calvary was God’s V-Day in the great cosmic controversy. Through Christ’s death andContinue reading “In HIS Steps”
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Drawn Up!
You have a Father, and this Father cares about every one of us. You can’t pray about a problem he doesn’t know and care about. None. No matter how small they are. And he beckons you to come to him and to talk to him in prayer about them, because he knows what you need,Continue reading “Drawn Up!”
The Mar of Impatience
Even in our sorest trials we have the highest confidence: all things work for good. Even in our darkest valleys we have the brightest light: all things work for good. Even in our lowest moments, our hardest days, our most difficult circumstances, this precious promise blesses us, sustains us, gives us hope: all things workContinue reading “The Mar of Impatience”
God of the Gaps?
Atheists regularly accuse Christians of inventing a ‘god of the gaps’ in their argument for a divine creator. A ‘god of the gaps’ argument arises when superstitious, unscientific people invent an imaginary god to explain things that they have no scientific understanding of. For example, a primitive people group may see a rainbow in theContinue reading “God of the Gaps?”
Will You Remain Married to Your Spouse in Heaven?
Although Scripture can be a bit enigmatic about the nature of heaven, Jesus does make one thing clear in the Gospel of Luke: even if we marry on this earth to an earthly spouse, we will not stay married to them in heaven. One may wonder how this question comes about. Of all the thingsContinue reading “Will You Remain Married to Your Spouse in Heaven?”
The Practice of Prayer
Before you begin your conversation with God, pause for a few moments and begin to relax. Take several deep breaths and call to mind how much God cares for you. John 3:8 The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes fromContinue reading “The Practice of Prayer”
Why Are You Crying?
John 20:10-18 (also in Mark 16:9-11) We went on home, and by that time Mary had returned to the tomb and was standing outside crying. And as she wept, she stooped and looked in and saw two white-robed angels sitting at the head and foot of the place where the body of Jesus had beenContinue reading “Why Are You Crying?”
The Unknown Christmas Story
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’ When King Herod heard this he wasContinue reading “The Unknown Christmas Story”
Who Are We Trying to Fool?
Why are we so safe in the things we pray? Who are we trying to keep from looking foolish? Us or him? God, for now I know in part and I prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like aContinue reading “Who Are We Trying to Fool?”
Just the Way He Planned It
Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives. “All of you will desert me,” Jesus told them, “for God has declared through the prophets, ‘I will kill the Shepherd, and the sheep will scatter.’ But after I am raised to life again, I will go to Galilee and meet youContinue reading “Just the Way He Planned It”
Intentional Faith 