I confess that I sometimes don't want the new week to begin. I know that it will be busy. I know that it will likely follow a pattern similar to the previous week. I know that some things will go well and smoothly and other things won't. I know that sometimes I will take great …
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Reflections on the Book of Acts #24: Felix the Governor
Here's the link to Acts 24. I recently talked with a guy who was very intelligent, very well-versed in different religions and spiritual traditions, but it quickly became clear that he had more of a hodge-podge spirituality. He boiled all religions down to a sort of a new-age, self-awareness, being present in the moment worldview. …
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Reflections on the Book of Acts #22: Zealous for God
Here's the link to Acts 22. So here Paul revisits what evangelicals would traditionally call his "testimony." He explains who he was before he met Jesus and then shares how he met Jesus. And he does this before a crowd of people, many of whom are violently opposed to him and the gospel. He's got …
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Living from the Bottom of My Soul
As a deer longs for flowing streams, so I long for you, God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I come and appear before God?Psalm 42:1–2 Therefore since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares …
Do We Want God?
Sometimes, I confess, I find myself asking the question: Where is God? Where is God? Now, you might ask, what do I mean? Perhaps you think, “You’re a pastor and you’re asking where God is?” Here’s the thing: it’s one thing to know something and it’s another to experience something. For example, I know God …
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