Devotional article
During Holy Week I’m sharing a short video devotional every morning at 6:59am CST on Facebook Live, April 10-15. Join us in real time or watch the replay on my Facebook profile. #HolyWeekExperience Years ago I discovered the riches available when we practice “worship as a lifestyle” by allowing the Christian calendar to shape our spirituality. [...]
Shortly before Christmas we mysteriously received a book in the mail from Amazon. Never ordered it. Had no clue how we got it.* We were rather puzzled when we saw the rather large, gold-toned, boldly designed hardcover of 384 antiqued pages, commenting “what is this?” The back cover copy was bold too. “Enter a life-changing journey… to [...]
Note: I’m delighted to be a guest contributor to the WorshipTeamTraining.com website. This article contains my recent guest post “Draw Me Nearer” along with bonus links to the recording of my song and lyrics. Guest Post http://www.worshipteamtraining.com/draw-me-nearer/ In this article I want to talk about two things. First, some biblical principles for developing [...]
Jesus spoke these words to his closest friends who simply did not have the energy to pray through the night with him. “Could you not tarry with me for even an hour? ” He asked. […]
I love the song “Create In Me A Clean Heart” by Keith Green. I was not aware of his music until after he died. A friend in college gave me a tape (yes, a cassette tape – it was a long time ago). I was ignited, and did not listen to anything but Keith Green [...]
Jesus offered these prophetic words in order to prepare his people for what was to come so they would not be surprised. Â […]
The academics, “religious scholars”, i.e. Sadducees and Pharisees, were grilling Jesus, trying to trip him up with a trick question. “Which is most important of all the commandments?â€Â His answer was disarmingly simple and common sense for a good Jewish boy. […]
I love the vast majority of Eugene Peterson’s translation in The Message and find it very down to earth and helpful. But sometimes the word choices in the Psalms seemed a little odd to me. But I absolutely love, love, love the words he used in Psalm 47, verse 6-7: Sing your best songs to God! Amen [...]
Have faith in God. That is the hinge mindset. The hinge that opens and closes doors of destiny. I’m not talking about “faith” that everything is going to be OK. […]
