Category Archives: Identity

Believing comes before understanding

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Mel Wild

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 →

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The Jesus Generation!

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Mel Wild

I’m often surprised whenever I read genealogies in the Bible. I used to skip through them, but not anymore. God has spoken to me profoundly many times through these dry lists of names. Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus is one example. … Continue reading →

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Why is the Way Narrow?

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Mel Wild

It’s been said that our theology affects everything we believe about God, and how and why He interacts with us as His creation. In fact, there’s probably nothing more important to guiding, not only how we see God, but how … Continue reading →

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Facilitating the discovery of Truth

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Mel Wild

Mark Twain once said, “The two most important days in your life is the day you were born and the day you find out why.” Finding out why ultimately leads to discovering the truth about who we are. It’s this … Continue reading →

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The Revelation of Resurrection Power…IN US!

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Mel Wild

I talked last time about the invitation into  God’s Eternal life-flow which not only allows intimate communion with Him 24/7—no distance or separation—but also releases His grace, love, and total well-being into our souls. This time I want to look … Continue reading →

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Arise, take up your bed and walk!

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Mel Wild

We know full well the negative effects the Covid pandemic has had on our health, our relationships, and our economy, but do we know about the spiritual effects? What spiritual forces have also been at work to separate and isolate … Continue reading →

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What are we learning?

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Mel Wild

A soul that’s not self-reflective is a superficial and impoverished soul. It has no knowledge of its own shortcomings. Its focus is more often on the shortcomings of others. It has no governing capability to mitigate against its own hypocritical … Continue reading →

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A faithful reminder on Election Day

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Mel Wild

I thought this meme from my good friend, Mark Hendrickson, is a great reminder to us all in a very heated and divisive election year. While we can have disagreement on policy, let’s never disagree on love. And let’s remember … Continue reading →

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The epic battle over our affections

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Mel Wild

I’ve said many times here that the heart is the gatekeeper to everything we will receive from God. It’s the rudder that determines the course of our life (Prov.4:23). It’s with the heart that we believe (Rom.10:10). But I also … Continue reading →

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How to keep a vibrant faith

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Mel Wild

How do we live a consistent vibrant faith? To be vibrant means to be full of energy and enthusiasm. The etymology for the word, enthusiasm, is instructive. It’s directly from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Greek enthousiasmos, meaning: “divine inspiration”…from enthousiazein … Continue reading →

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