Suffering will be a part of your story sooner or later. That’s how life is. How will you handle it? This is not a book about making the best of a bad situation or about finding God after tragedy. This book is about daring to live no matter where life takes you and celebrating God […]
The Key To Joy
Luke 7:36-50 (ESV) 36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and reclined at table. 37 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38 and standing […]
Chosen For Affliction
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Isaiah 48:10 All of us have a deep desire to be chosen. We want to be set apart, special. We want to be the one “picked”. If we are true disciples of Christ, we desire to […]
You Were There
It happened one night In the middle of day. On a hill they call Calvary. They stripped me Beat me And hung me on a tree Those were the least things they did, You see, they hung me there Not only in pain, But also in shame and disgrace. My Father couldn’t even look. […]
He Calls You By Name
That’s my grandson, Channing. He loves the beach and swimming and all of the creatures that live in the “fish water” as he calls it. We were recently talking to him about his soon coming baby brother or sister and asked him what he wanted to name the baby. Without hesitation he announced, “Starfish!” Of […]
Weapons of His Kingdom
We live in this world, but we don’t fight our battles in the same way the world does. 2 Corinthians 10:3 it’s is well established in scripture that we are, in fact, in a spiritual battle. Once we get past avoidance and denial and decide to step up to the task at hand, it’s probably […]
Run to the Battle
This is one of the most exciting promises from God to His people! We live in a world that is full of darkness and getting darker but our mighty God promises that we will plunder the Kingdom of darkness! We have a very real enemy who hates God, His plans and us, His people. The […]
The Body of Christ
The true Body of Christ really is one Body. We do not experience life apart from one another, at least not in reality. Sometimes, especially in our modern culture we manufacture independence. I say it this way because God’s word says, “But now [as things really are] there are many parts [different limbs and organs], […]
The Ministry of Identification
Knowing who we are in Christ, understanding our true identity, is vital. It is from this firm foundation that we gain the confidence of a son or daughter and the intimacy of a friend of God. Without the understanding of our true identity we are left vulnerable to the lies and accusations of the enemy. […]
Hardheaded for the Gospel
Ezekiel 3:9 I will make your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people. This is the scripture I woke up hearing in my mind this morning. I’m also a very visual thinker so the image above is […]
For the Joy Set Before Him
“Simply fixing our gaze upon Jesus, our Prince Leader in the faith, who will also award us the prize. He, for the sake of the joy which lay before Him, patiently endured the cross, looking with contempt upon its shame, and afterwards seated Himself– where He still sits–at the right hand of the throne of […]
Acquainted With Grief
A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief..Isaiah 53:3 The word sorrow in the verse can be translated as physical and mental anguish. The word grief can mean anxiety, sickness or grief. This man in Isaiah 53:3 is not some poor, desperate man. He is not a lost soul, friendless and lacking knowledge of God. […]
Mountain Throwing
“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that […]
This Means War
It is God who has delivered us out of the dominion (jurisdiction, rule, authority) of darkness, and has transferred us into the Kingdom of His dearly-loved Son. Colossians 1:13 Sometimes in our attempt to explain the miracle of salvation our culture has missed part of the soul shaking reality that when […]
Be Prepared
Suffering is a part of life. It’s the illness of our planet. We do what we can to avoid suffering when possible. We eat right so we don’t get sick. We pray hedges of protection around our loved ones in hopes that nothing bad will happen to them. We fight against oppression spiritually, emotionally and […]
Living The Call 