Familiarity With God

Over many years of ministry and through publishing several books, I’ve become aware of the potential to offend some folks by claiming a certain familiarity with God. I do teach, speak and write as if I know Him — who He is, what He wants, what He is saying. I …

Are You Curious About God?

You should be. God is the most fascinating, wonderful, wise, faithful being ever. If you are curious about God, you should stop every other pursuit for a season, and discover Him for yourself. But I get it — I was once that person who held God at arm’s length — …

What Is A Sacrifice of Righteousness?

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and trust in the Lord Psalm 4:5 There are times when a Bible verse grabs hold of you and won’t let go. You just can’t read past it, even if you’ve done so many times before. That’s the Holy Spirit, your personal helper in all …

God’s Word: A Partnership With Man

Luke 5 tells the amazing story of Jesus in his early days of ministry, giving Simon Peter and his cohort of fishermen a miraculous catch of fish. So many that, when the crews of two fishing boats tried to haul them in together, both boats began to sink! And this …

Wisdom: God’s Recipe For Your Best Life

Like many, I first approached God’s wisdom in the Bible as good advice. The right way to do a thing so as to please God. The guide for the best chance of success at a thing, or just to have a good life. Wisdom is ALL THAT. But is is …

Who Does God Confide In?

God confides in the one who fears Him. The one who cares. The one who fears displeasing or disappointing Him. God confides in those who hunger to know the truth about the Father, the Son and the Spirit; the one whose heart is always leaning into that knowing. In short, …

What Spirit Will You Choose?

All mankind on earth possess a spirit — the invisible part of them which reflects their soul, and animates the heart and mind. The spirit in all humans, once created, is eternal. Meaning that when the body dies, the spirit lives on. Every eternal spirit must spend its eternity somewhere, …

The Mystery of Being Seated With Christ

There is no shortage of mysteries to ponder in God’s Word! Heavenly things and invisible things are always mysterious to earthlings staring at a toaster. Mysteries about what God holds out to us must be taken in faith until we understand them. Such a mystery is in the words of …

The Friendliness of God

“Go fix your tea, sweet and creamy, just like you like it.” I wasn’t expecting to hear that when I sat down to “be still with God.” After some weeks of busyness and restlessness, I was determined to return to stillness with God on this chilly February morning, not even …

Just The Two Of Us, Father Says

In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there. Mark 1:35 (NASB) What would Jesus do?, we used to ask. Verses like this one tell us plainly, so I always give them special …

The Aroma Of Love

The first time I fasted seven days was a challenge, and a surprise. A surprise because I didn’t know going in that after the first three days, that gnawing hunger stops coming in waves. The science says this phenomena happens because your body, seeing that you aren’t going to offer …

Loving Like God Loves

In The Wisdom Series, I identified being a lover as the fifth pillar of strength Wisdom wants to build in your heart (according to Proverbs 9:1.) In fact, we could sum up the main agenda of the Spirit of Wisdom as: He wants to train your heart, child of God, …