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Category Archives: Faith
Surrender Shift
“It’s the inside-outside, upside-down kingdom where you lose to gain and you die to live.” This is a lyric from Misty Edwards’ song, “Servant of All.” While we may give the thought of this a hearty “amen!”, do we understand … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Freedom, Sonship, The Shift
Tagged Christianity, Kingdom values, Renewing your mind, transformation
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Our greatest witness
We don’t prove that Christ is real by philosophical argumentation, although that may help our minds sort out what we already believe. Philososphy can only show us why there must be a God, why we continue to exist, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Sonship, The Shift
Tagged Christian witness, Christianity, Evangelism, Jesus, The Good News, transformation
13 Comments
“Just as He said!”
As I was finishing my devotional reading of Matthew’s Gospel, I was struck by the words that the angel spoke to Mary Magdalene and the other Mary when they came to Jesus’ tomb on that glorious morning. What struck me … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Rest of God
Tagged Christianity, Good News, Hope, Jesus, Resurrection life
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A wrong attitude leads to unfruitfulness
In Jesus’ parables that deal with His return, the point is not about what we’re doing when He returns but what we were doing while He was away. The two parables in Matthew 25 are no exception. In both parables, … Continue reading
Is it worth it?
Here’s a question: “It it worth it to give up everything for Jesus?” Now, before we give our trite “Christian” answer, I want us to honestly think about it, because if you’re like me, this is actually a difficult question…that … Continue reading
The “Seventh Husband”
Why do we do what we do? And what is it we’re really looking for? Is it not to fill some need? It seems to me that even the things that enslave us are because we’re looking for something valid, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Heaven on earth, Love
Tagged Christianity, Good News, Jesus, living water, Loving our Samaritans, Woman at the Well
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Loving our Samaritans
Jesus loves the people we hate. He also loves the people who hate us. As you probably can tell, I think that the neo-Marxist ideologies of the radical left are evil and cancerous. But I don’t feel that way at … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Grace, Love, Sonship
Tagged Christianity, Evangelism, Jesus, Legalism, Love your enemies, Loving our Samaritans, Relationships
15 Comments
Believing comes before understanding
I’m always struck by the naked honesty of the disciple’s account of Jesus’ resurrection. Rather than making some pretentious claim of superior understanding, they confess their unbelief and confusion over the whole matter. In fact, they disclose that initially it … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Grace, Identity
Tagged Christianity, Easter, Resurrection of Jesus Christ, revelation knowledge
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Lift up Your heads, O You Gates!
We started to look at Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem last time (“Enemies inside the Gate“), what He meant by victory, and just who is our real enemy. Jesus also said the following in Luke’s account of His entry into … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Freedom, Love
Tagged Easter, Jesus, Jesus triumphal entry, Palm Sunday, Spiritual understanding
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Playing in the park after dark
When people ask me if I believe we’re still under the Law, I’ve adopted Bill Vanderbush’s answer: “Of course! I’m under the Law of the Spirit of Life!“ I’m not trying to be clever, just making an important point. Something … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Grace, Love
Tagged Christianity, Jesus, Legalism, Light of the world, The Law, The Law of Life in the Spirit
10 Comments