“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (Matthew 6:34 ESV) The word tomorrow has stirred up more excitement than a free trip to Disney Land and struck more fear in the hearts of mankind than a Freddy Krueger movie marathon. Tomorrow... Continue Reading →
Run Toward It
That he didn’t understand what had happened to him immediately is clear because he had to run to catch up with Elijah. That he did understand, finally, is clear because he ran to catch up with Elijah.
The Way You Should Go
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you" (Psalms 32:8 ESV). I have spent far too many years praying that God would bless my choices and decisions. At face value, that doesn't seem like a bad thing. But did God send... Continue Reading →
Works
"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them"... Continue Reading →
The Will Of God
“For this is the will of God, your sanctification...that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor....For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness”(1 Thessalonians 4:3-4, 7 ESV). Have you ever said, "I just want to know the will of God for my life!"? I'm sure... Continue Reading →
And So I Spoke
“Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, "I believed, and so I spoke," we also believe, and so we also speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for... Continue Reading →
God On Display Part 2
“But some of them said, 'Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?'”(John 11:37 ESV). We all believe that Jesus has the power to heal. We all believe that while He physically walked this earth, He did heal. This is not in dispute in any... Continue Reading →
Marathon Update
Thanks to all who prayed for me and those who cheered for me! The race didn't go completely according to plan, but it is an experience that I will never forget. And for that I thank God! It was a great, though difficult experience. I am grateful to God who gave me the strength to... Continue Reading →
Endurance
"By your endurance you will gain your lives" (Luke 21:19 ESV). Jesus had been teaching about the end times. Wars. Earthquakes. Famines. Persecution. "You will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives" (Luke 21:17-19 ESV). Whenever I... Continue Reading →
Is There More To It? Part 2
“For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised”(2 Corinthians 5:14-15 ESV). Yesterday we looked briefly... Continue Reading →
Skipping Stones 