01/14/21 Shrewd and Innocent
READING: Genesis 28-30, Matthew 10:1-33 We are God’s sheep living among wolves of the world. Jesus used this imagery for His first disciples, and…
Read MoreREADING: Genesis 28-30, Matthew 10:1-33 We are God’s sheep living among wolves of the world. Jesus used this imagery for His first disciples, and…
Read MoreIn the past, I’ve written about Brother Jack Tichenor, one of my pastoral mentors who challenged me to love Jesus “with a sweetheart love.” Seldom did…
Read MoreREADING: Genesis 26-27, Matthew 9:9-38 It’s always incredible to me when the Lord makes Himself known to us. He speaks through His Word as…
Read MoreFor more than 20 years, I’ve had the privilege of consulting with churches seeking to grow. Here are some of my reflections of those…
Read MoreREADING: Genesis 24-25, Matthew 8:14-9:8 Today’s Old Testament reading includes the story of God’s amazing work to provide a wife for Isaac. God orchestrated…
Read MoreThe Bible assumes believers will be striving to follow God, continually living in an ongoing state of evaluation, repentance, and growth. While I’m not…
Read MoreREADING: Genesis 21-23, Matthew 7:7-8:13 It’s difficult for us to understand why God demanded that Abraham sacrifice his son, Isaac. There’s so much in…
Read MoreI’m grateful for my electronic calendar I access many times throughout the day. It helps me to organize my life, but more importantly, it…
Read More“What does the dark night of the soul involve? We may have a sense of dryness, aloneness, even lostness. Any overdependence on the emotional…
Read More1 Samuel 7:3-4 “And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, ‘If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then put away the foreign…
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