Remain and Abide
Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless...
Not Peter's Vision, but God's ...
“Do not call anything impure that God has made clean” (Acts 10:15b, NIV). Peter had a vision while sitting on a rooftop in Joppa. At...
Planting with Expectation
“Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be...
Is “Confession” Really Necessary to Forgive?
Scripture seems to be clear that, for the sinner, the person who has committed the transgression against another, the confession and...
A Sabbath Journey
The scribes and the Pharisees watched him to see whether he would cure on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him...
Not “About To”… God IS Doing…
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland...
Am I a Prisoner of Christ? (Do I want to be?)
This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles (Eph. 3:1). A few years back, our camp theme...
So, Now What?
"I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you" (Jn. 21:3). The disciples had just experienced the...
The Fun of the Game
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize (1 Cor. 9:24,...
Gift of Lament in Lent
Psalm 13 How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts...
