Love Me

Often as I move through my day, trying to navigate the whirlpools of this world, the relational, spiritual and social whitewater, I will often turn to Jesus in my heart and ask, "What do I need to do, Lord?" My... Weiterlesen

Who Stands Fast?

Who stands fast? Only the man whose final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, or his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all this when he is called to obedient and responsible action in... Weiterlesen

Faith and Liberty

Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot. ~ Alexis De Tocqueville The essence of courage is to stake one's life on a possibility; the essence of faith is to believe that the possibility exists. ~ Wm Salter found on... Weiterlesen

Grace is a Gift

Grace is offensive because she is willing to be abused. Cheap Grace, they call her. But still she comes. Insurance policy salvation is still salvation, it’s just a pathetically impoverished way to live with Grace. There’s so much more she’d... Weiterlesen

Enough Time

God gives you just enough time to do His will. If you always feel behind, you're trying to do more than he intended. ~ Rick Warren

Poor or rich? (cont.)

Whatever Happened to the Rich Little Poor Girl? Catching up with Eddie Ogan, author of "The Rich Family in Church" by Kimberly Claassen “All my life, I’ve been able to find something funny in anything that happened.” So says Eddie... Weiterlesen

Poor or rich?

The Rich Family In Church (by Eddie Ogan) I'll never forget Easter 1946. I was 14, my little sister Ocy was 12, and my older sister Darlene 16. We lived at home with our mother, and the four of us... Weiterlesen

Jesus had no Servants

Jesus had no servants, yet they called Him Master. Had no degree, yet they called Him Teacher. Had no medicines, yet they called Him Healer. Had no army, yet kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet He conquered... Weiterlesen

Canal or Reservoir

If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal. For a canal spreads abroad water as it receives it, but a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing, and thus communicates,... Weiterlesen

The Celtic Way of Evangelism – Book Review

The Celtic Way of Evangelism Hunter, George G. 2000. The Celtic way of evangelism : how Christianity can reach the West -- again. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press. I have already quoted once from this book (here). As many people celebrated... Weiterlesen

Gift or Fruit Centered?

When our eyes are fixed on Christ (and not on the gifts), our fruits will be genuine. We are never to be gift-centered or even fruit-centered, but Presence-centered. In this way we abide in Him; in this way Incarnational Reality... Weiterlesen

Healing through Community

You can't defeat persistent sins by yourself. If you could have, you would have. God wired us to need each other. We heal in community. ~Rick Warren on Twitter

Wandering Minds

How often do we find our minds wandering during prayer? The reason, St. Francis de Sales suggests, is that our minds, which think by concretely re-presenting reality, cannot focus well on abstraction. They will always gravitate to more concrete things.... Weiterlesen

Types of Spirituality

Authentic prayer – which is deeply sensible of God, who speaks out of the depths, and in an awareness of the chaos that surrounds us – requires that we move out of the structure into the antistructure. Here the receptive... Weiterlesen