Doth God Stutter? Is His Tongueth Tied?
When my wife and I settle in for a movie, she looks over at me and says “You put the words in, right?” I know what she means. Like me, she likes the closed-captioned feature so we can read along with...
View ArticleDouble-Take
ME: “Hey Mom, Dad, I met this girl…” THEY: “The girl you’ve been dating. We know.” ME: “No, not her. Another girl. This one I’m sure is the one. I really want you to meet her…” And so my course was...
View ArticleThis Is That
When’s the last sermon you’ve heard on the baptism of the Holy Spirit? I’ll wait. Can’t remember the last time? Why is it that the church is so ill-equipped with this precious and powerful ministry of...
View ArticleCurses! He’s King! (a PG-13 apologetic for the Resurrection)
"Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law BY BECOMING A CURSE FOR US." - Galatians 3:13 I settled a long time ago the matter of Christ’s resurrection from absolute death. I’m so convinced that King...
View ArticleChildren of the Burning Heart
“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love, scorned indeed by the too-easily-satisfied religionists, but justified in happy experience by the children of the burning...
View ArticleFuturistic Cars and Old Clunkers: Perks and Privileges of the Kingdom
Matthew 16:18-19 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and...
View ArticleDivine Healing
In the 17th century, Brother Lawrence, a weak-though-strong monk, sent an ailing friend some healthy advice on what to do with his burden. The good Brother was well-acquainted with suffering; lame in...
View ArticleGlossalalia
For those who come down on the side of cessation, meaning the miraculous gifts – particularly (for this post) the gifts of praying or speaking in tongues – died with the last apostle, they might want...
View ArticleTrack Record
Romans 8:14 “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons (and daughters) of God.” Certainly, this verse (and a litany of others) teach us that the Christian faith is ORGANIC and DYNAMIC. A...
View ArticleDivine Ache
A word about drawing near… Today the heart of God is an open wound of love. He aches over our distance and preoccupation. He mourns that we do not draw near to him. He grieves that we have forgotten...
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