Sin and Cleansing
“When our bodies are dirty, we take a bath or a shower. When our bodies are infected, we take medicine. When our cars are dirty, we wash...
Journey
“We often lose hope in the face of worldly troubles. However, it is precisely while on such tough journeys that God calls us to move...
God's Purpose
“God often permits the wicked to carry out their evil plans in order to fulfill some larger purpose He has for the objects of their...
Human Condition
“Whereas the Old Covenant was carved on tablets of stone, the New Covenant is personal – the Son comes as a man to other men, to...
God with Us
“Events may throw us into a frenzy and threaten to overwhelm us, but God is with us. We have a God who can carry us through anything in...
Repentance (Enemies of and Obstacles to)
“…many people today proudly ignore God…or we expect God to be at our beck-and-call… or…we dismiss repentance as something arcane,...
Secrets
"Acknowledging our weakness we may see in the ugly, disfigured secret places of ourselves the raw material in need of the Holy Spirit."...
God's Will (Knowing and Doing)
“The task of any person is to see to it that every act corresponds to the will of God. To do this one must ask God to reveal His plan for...
God and an Impersonal Force
“In his rebellion Saul was treating God as if He were a moody, cranky pagan god, who could be thwarted, and then appeased by sacrifices....
Worldview (Changing the World)
“The world here [1 John 2:15-16] is creation after the fall and under the dominion of Satan. It is creation no longer oriented toward...