A Day in the Life “Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.” — Colossians 1:28 When I reflect on what it truly means to disciple someone, I cannot help but return to the way Jesus Himself walked with HisContinue reading “Walking With Him Until Christ Is Formed”
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When the Well Never Runs Dry
Returning to the Source A Day in the Life “For My people have committed two evils: they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water.” — Jeremiah 2:13 As I sit with this passage, I find myself walking alongside Jesus in John 4, where HeContinue reading “When the Well Never Runs Dry”
When Hidden Enemies Follow You Forward
A Day in the Life “Because the Lord has sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” — Exodus 17:16 As I walk through the Gospels and observe the life of Jesus, I am struck by how consistently He identified and confronted what I might call “spiritual Amalekites”—those persistent forces thatContinue reading “When Hidden Enemies Follow You Forward”
When Hidden Enemies Follow You Forward
A Day in the Life “Because the Lord has sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” — Exodus 17:16 As I walk through the Gospels and observe the life of Jesus, I am struck by how consistently He identified and confronted what I might call “spiritual Amalekites”—those persistent forces thatContinue reading “When Hidden Enemies Follow You Forward”
Standing on the Wall
Learning to Listen Before We Speak A Day in the Life “I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when I am corrected.” (Habakkuk 2:1) There are moments in my walk with Christ when I realize thatContinue reading “Standing on the Wall”
Losing Yourself to Find Who You Really Are
On Second Thought “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.” — Luke 9:24 There is a quiet struggle that runs beneath the surface of nearly every human life—the search for identity. It begins early, often in the imitation of those weContinue reading “Losing Yourself to Find Who You Really Are”
When Fire Feels Right but Grace Is God’s Way
A Day in the Life There are moments in the life of following Jesus when our instincts feel justified, even righteous. I can almost see it as I walk alongside Him in Luke 9—the road dusty beneath our feet, the air thick with tension as a Samaritan village refuses to receive Him. It is notContinue reading “When Fire Feels Right but Grace Is God’s Way”
The Little Things That Reveal the Heart
A Day in the Life There are moments in walking with Jesus that feel small—almost unnoticed—yet they carry the weight of eternity. When I read Gospel of Luke 16:10, I hear the steady voice of Christ reminding me, “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much…” The Greek word forContinue reading “The Little Things That Reveal the Heart”
When I Fail, He Already Knew
A Day in the Life “Jesus said to them, ‘All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night…’” — Mark 14:27 There is something both unsettling and comforting in this moment with Jesus and His disciples. I try to place myself there, sitting among them, listening as He speaks words thatContinue reading “When I Fail, He Already Knew”
When Jesus Speaks, the Path Appears
A Day in the Life I often find myself standing beside those two unnamed disciples in Mark 14:13, listening as Jesus gives instructions that seem, at first, unusually specific: “Go into the city …” and look for a man carrying a jar of water, follow him, and you will find a furnished upper room prepared.Continue reading “When Jesus Speaks, the Path Appears”