Sin: the lantana of God’s pure creation
Noxious weeds are almost impossible to eradicate. Thankfully, sin is a different story and God’s perfect plan has it all under control.
Do You Really Mean That: Faith in Action
Can we trust God is in control when we don’t understand what’s going on?
Dear Laodicea, put some clothes on!
A blind guide leading the blind doesn’t only end up with everyone in a pit, in Laodicea they ended up naked, wretched and poor as well.
Dear Philly, don’t skulk in the doorway
When Christ is the key, the door and the doorway, we cannot stand with a foot on either side. We have to make a choice: to enter in or turn away.
Independent Dependence: God doesn’t need Grandkids
God invites us into dependant relationship with him as the person he designed, created and purposed us to be. We call him Father because that is who he is.
Implicit Intimacy: It’s non-negotiable & a bit scary
In genuine relationship with God, there is no glass half-full, part-time love. God desires and requires absolute, no holds barred, access all areas, intimacy.
Death-Defying Faith: It’s Actually That Powerful
The Jewish exiles have to make a choice: obey the king or Yahweh. God rewards them for putting their death-defying faith in Him, showing up in a miraculous way.
Confidence in the Covenant: It’s Actually Still Relevant
Rather than placing his trust in a capricious king, Daniel put his confidence in the covenant and his God who came through again in a miraculous way.
Psalm Themes Part 6: The Shepherd-King
The best way to fully understand God as Shepherd-King, and Christ as the Great Shepherd, is to look at shepherding in Ancient Near East.
The Great King, The One and Only God: Psalms Part 1
Knowing God changes our lives, but how we live reveals how we perceive God; it shows if we really believe he is the Great King, the Only God