God Gives You What You Want

No two Christian pathways are alike. I am ever struck by the fact that our Sovereign Creator God and King, left us entirely with our free will. God never makes me be good, do the right thing, or choose Him. He waits for me to …

Faith Should Lead To Rest

You’ve got it upside down and backwards! I’ve heard this since I was a teenager. You don’t hear it much today, but it floats up again when I observe how people generally handle the whole God-thing. People often feel as if everything about life with …

God’s Culture of Honor

Anyone who reads the whole Bible notices attributes of God and his culture that, by their repetition, stand out in the mind and get stuck in the heart. One of the most noticeable attributes is HONOR. God loves honor. He models honor, he teaches his …

Freedom

God is into freedom, especially where his children are concerned. I have often experienced Him more easily through spontaneous encounters — on a walk, in the shower, musing over my morning cup of sweet black tea — than in times of disciplined prayer. In the …