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August 2015

August 01, 2015

God’s Palette – The 8 Promises of Creation

When God took out his canvas of clay called Earth and began his paramount work...

February 2015

February 23, 2015

Moses – The Tri-Cultural Leader

In an age in which the world and the United States is becoming increasingly...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

What’s “True” About You?

John was the last person you would have expected God to use. But powerfully use...

November 2013

November 16, 2013

C.S. Lewis’ “Secret Society”

C.S. Lewis once referred to the Church as “a sort of secret society to undermine...

June 2013

June 22, 2013

One Thing God Finds Irresistible.

I have often pondered the question: What does God find irresistible? In other words, what...

June 21, 2013

5 Ways to Connect with God.

The Bible is a book of connections – connection with God and connection with our...

June 06, 2013

Does God Need to Move … or Do I Need to See?

For years as a Pentecostal Christ-follower, I have been taught by example to pray that...

March 2013

March 14, 2013

Getting Through YOUR Gethsemanes.

Watching a 3-D movie without 3-D glasses is a bland and boring experience. Looking at...

December 2012

December 11, 2012

Theology and Waffles!

My daughter was excited. Driving home from work with dad several years ago, my 4-year-old...

November 2012

November 23, 2012

As a Lover or Theorist? – Reading the Bible

How do you read your Bible – as a theorist or lover? First and foremost,...

November 01, 2012

No More Jiminy Cricket: Reflections on Conscience

In the beloved classic Pinocchio, the puppet that wanted so to be a “real boy”...

October 2012

October 18, 2012

So Help Me God!

Mitt Romney and John F. Kennedy have something in common. They both have come under...

August 2012

August 03, 2012

When God Sees A Soul: Jesus’ P.O.V.

What was Jesus’ P.O.V.? And how did he view the places, people and things...

August 02, 2012

Jesus and His Dependency on the Spirit

Scot McKnight recommends the volume by Hawthorne as the best work available on Jesus' relationship...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

Alexander Whyte on Friendship’s Power

Abraham is described in the Bible as “the friend of God” (James 2:23). This was...

July 23, 2012

Guns or Sons? David Brooks Frames the Debate on Meet The Press

While many obsess over gun control laws, the more pressing question is what we can...

June 2012

June 19, 2012

John Piper on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

John Piper (who is not a Pentecostal but a Reformed Noncessationist) says... "Now the positive...

May 2012

May 15, 2012

A LifeWord: Off the Pages & Into Your Heart

“The life is in the speaking words.” A.W. Tozer God wants to breathe a word...

May 10, 2012

Chuck Colson on Who Most Needs to Repent in U.S.

The late Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship, believed that one particular group in America...

May 09, 2012

How Good is “Good Enough”?

“I’m sick of your religion, religion, religion…” - Isaiah 1:14 The Message “It will...

May 08, 2012

Was Jesus Religious?

“I’m after mercy, not religion.” Hosea 6:6 The Message “Christ came when all things were...

May 07, 2012

The God I DON’T Believe In.

There are many people in the world today who don’t believe in God. Even though...

May 06, 2012

Jesus Didn’t Come to Start A New Religion.

How many more minutes before the church service would be over? That’s all I could...

May 02, 2012

Martin Luther called this verse “the Gospel in miniature…”

Take some time in prayer today to consider the incredible lengths that Jesus Christ has...

April 2012

April 08, 2012

The Hunger Generation: 11 Soul Cries That Are No “Game”

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” Maya Angelou Every...

August 2011

August 28, 2011

Leading, the Millennials

The Millennials were raised on a boatload of wishful hopes and promises from their daily...

August 03, 2011

RvRs – 12 Distinctions Between RELIGION and RELATIONSHIP

In the name of religion, some have added rules to God’s message – difficult rules,...

June 2011

June 27, 2011

Working On Your Joy?

In order to tap into the joy supply that Christ has secured for us, it...

June 09, 2011

Living Life From the Soul

"...the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into...

June 08, 2011

Here We Go!

It's official! I am moving my blog over to Patheos and looking forward to writing...

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