Tonia Woolever 
More than any other book in the New Testament, the gospel of John drives home the fact that our relationship with God should be a deeply satisfying one. Jesus repeatedly spoke of man’s hunger and thirst, promising they would be satisfied: Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water … Read more
Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” Genesis 28:16 (NASB) Jesus often reveals himself in your rear view mirror. Sometimes you don’t recognize that he was in a certain place with you until you get a little further down the road. … Read more
Jesus promises to show himself to those who obey him as an act of love: Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” John 14:21 What does that … Read more
Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them. John 14:21 “I will show myself to them.“ How does Jesus show himself to the one who obeys him as … Read more
He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him.” “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come … Read more
The New Testament Greek writers used one of two words in referring to the Word or words of God: logos or rhema. It is helpful to know the difference and what they each reveal about how God communicates to the Christian believer. Our book, Can I Really Hear God? includes a chapter just on this … Read more
I came to God dragging my heels because I feared becoming one of those religious folks who have lots of rules to follow and a life full of church activity and no fun. Shallow and selfish, I know, but that’s the truth of who I was then. I wanted, as my mother used to put … Read more
When I first determined to live by the Greatest Commandment, to love God with all my might, I searched for how to do that. How do you go about loving God? Was it all about church attendance and tithing and prayer and study of God’s Word? That is the easy assumption. That was definitely the … Read more
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. Matthew 22:37-38 I had been a Christian about three years when I became terribly convicted about one particular thing: I did not love God. I was grateful to Him, … Read more
I always appreciate learning more about how to pray, how to talk to God. Especially when troubled, or in trouble. As I often say, the Psalms are chock full of great examples, even conversations between God and His child. Psalm 4 is yet another pattern for prayer. Again, this is an example of a Psalm … Read more
