Maybe we study the Bible. Maybe memorize it…read it through in a year…sit and learn as a pastor teaches from it…but this week I was challenged again to dwell and even more, to delight in the Word. Enjoy this short blog post and be encouraged to see the power when you actually delight in God’s Word. It changed me – truly. I pray it will change you as well…
Why God Loves a Cheerful Giver
Have you ever had a narrow escape? The kind when you gasp almost cartoon-like with relief because you made it there safely, made it out without incident, or just in the nick of time? An overwhelming feeling of delight comes over you as you breathe out an exaggerated “Phew!” You look around and think about…[2 min. left]
On My Way to a Funeral
Swallowed by my thoughts and sort of lost in the flow of cars humming past me – the movement of traffic coming from behind and the cars in the lanes beside me I wondered, as I glanced around, through windows, is everyone going to his funeral?
Women Can
Women can, but exactly what they can do is the question. Can women teach in the church? Preach? What are women’s roles in Christian ministry? Should women have the same roles as men? This is the beginning of a new blog series as I share my own journey from complementarian to egalitarian while remaining orthodox and evangelical in my theology. It’s an important topic. It’s a personal topic. I encourage you to think and engage and maybe even join me in this journey.
You Might Have Missed the Point about “Feeding the Five Thousand”
Don’t we all just want to know that in spite of what we are dealing with, in spite of the little we feel we have to offer, how inadequate we feel – it’s inspiring to know that God can use us. – but like the disciples laying out their points to Jesus about the big crowd and small resources – also all true – they were missing the actual point.