Trained for Battle
As we read the Bible, there is a constant challenge of bridging the gap between then and now. Sometimes that gap is very narrow, the words, context, and purpose falls…
Category: Encouragment
Revelation
I admit it; I don’t always hear my wife’s requests. Sometimes, I don’t hear them. My ears simply don’t hear the sound. But at other times, I hear just fine,…
Overload!
And Moses thought this was going to be easy. Fresh from his mountaintop encounter with God, Moses returns to Egypt, is accepted by the Hebrew elders, demonstrates God’s power to…
The Holy Spirit Convicts
Sometimes there are moments in life when two unassociated events coincidentally collide. Call them serendipity or call the God-incidences, either of which recognizes a spark of unique timing. The first…
Psalm 36: Good and Evil
There is a primary truth that separates good and evil. We see it throughout the pages of the Bible. And we see it in the Psalm for today’s mediation. Consider…
The Time Given Us
In Tolkien’s epic, The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf provides some words of wisdom. If you are unfamiliar with books, Tolkien weaves a marvelous tale of another age populated by…
Pray It Out
Let’s talk about prayer for a moment. How does God really want us to pray? What expectations are we to gain from practicing prayer? Before we go too far, let’s…
Psalms: Like A Tree
The Book of Psalms contains some of the most loved verses in the Bible. For the next few weeks (I’m not sure yet how long), we will explore the Psalms.…
Opportunity
Is a calamity the end of the story? Does a demotion at work mean the end of God’s grace? Name the problem or circumstance. How about being arrested, forced transport…
Salvation is Complete
Let’s make no mistake, the salvation we receive is complete at that moment of acceptance. There is nothing more we need to do. It is finished. As Paul reminds us,…
The Dividing Line
The dividing line of all religion, all philosophy, and all worldviews is whether Jesus is God the Son or not. There is no in-between or nuance of position, there can…
Salvation is Free
There’s no such thing as a free lunch. We may not pay for it, but someone does. The same is true for everything politicians offer to get votes. Free education,…