We are strangers passing through this world. We have a different mindset than the world. It’s a pilgrim mindset with its destination being the city whose builder and maker is God. We have different goals. We have different passions. Everything is different because we’re following a different Leader. So we’re going to come into conflictContinue reading “A Day of Visitation in Fiery Trials Pt. 3: The Centurion at the Cross”
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A Day of Visitation in Fiery Trials Pt. 2: The Thief on the Cross
Our submission to God in our fiery trials opens up a day of God’s visitation to the difficult people who instigate our trying circumstances. Peter, no stranger to suffering himself, assures us that our sufferings and afflictions as Christians will result in a revealing of the Lord Jesus to others. Peter takes us into theContinue reading “A Day of Visitation in Fiery Trials Pt. 2: The Thief on the Cross”
A Day of Visitation in Fiery Trials Pt. 1
One of my heroes of the faith is Corrie Ten Boom. In World War II Nazi occupied Holland her family hid Jews in their home, but eventually got caught. Corrie and her sister ended up together in a German concentration camp. One of my favorite analogies of hers was an embroidery she carried around. ItsContinue reading “A Day of Visitation in Fiery Trials Pt. 1”
The Mystery of Marah’s Missing Sacrifice
At the iconic burning bush, I AM WHO I AM commissioned a trembling Moses to say to the king of Egypt: “The Lord God of the Hebrews has met with us; and now, please, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God” (Ex 3:18 NKJV). Continue reading “The Mystery of Marah’s Missing Sacrifice”
Distracted from Jesus by Seeking the Things Above?
The latest tumbleweed blowing across the landscape of the American church is the enneagram. What shocked me is how a church close to my heart and prayers for well over a decade embraced it. This church loves Jesus and stands upon the Bible as God’s word. They’re a great church, full of love and faithContinue reading “Distracted from Jesus by Seeking the Things Above?”
Tired of Tasting a Cardboard Jesus?
Taste is a mind-blowing marvel of engineering we take for granted. I recently taught my three teens a kitchen science course that introduced me to amazing aspects about taste I’d never known. I hadn’t grasped how taste combines all five senses, not just taste buds and smell. What would a potato chip be without hearingContinue reading “Tired of Tasting a Cardboard Jesus?”
Take the Lord Out for Steak!
Ever notice how our conversations turn to eating? We reminisce about our favorite restaurants and laud our favorite foods. Taste is a beautiful gift the Lord has blessed humanity with. Beyond our five senses, God designed taste for grasping spiritual realities. O taste and see that the Lord is good! Isaiah envisions a grand feastContinue reading “Take the Lord Out for Steak!“
Isaiah’s Tragic Tears of Triumph
Uranium could be mined from coal. But it’s not. To extract its minuscule concentration out of coal is too expensive to be profitable. Gold is present in seawater, but at one fiftieth of an ounce per ton of seawater, it’s not cost-effective. More often than not, getting spiritual “nuggets” out of the Old Testament feelsContinue reading “Isaiah’s Tragic Tears of Triumph”
Isaiah’s Startling Sign and Wonder!
Isaiah has long been one of my favorite books of the Bible. I’ve had an explorer’s delight of discovering Jesus in several lengthy sections, such as chapters 6-12 and 53-56, but hadn’t studied the book as a whole to see Him. 66 chapters do make for a large time commitment! After many years, opportunity finallyContinue reading “Isaiah’s Startling Sign and Wonder!”
I Thirst for Hyssop!
When we think about the cross, we’re amazed by God’s love toward us wrath-deserving sinners, supremely grateful for His death paying for the forgiveness of our sins. And for all eternity our astonishment at His mercy and grace shown us at Calvary will enlarge. We think of the torn veil, which gives us unashamed accessContinue reading “I Thirst for Hyssop!”
