There was a day in Israel’s history when a second-grader was made their king. No, seriously…a second-grade boy wore a crown and inherited a throne. I have two children, both of whom have successfully triumphed over the second grade. Brilliant as they both are, neither of them needs to be on a throne ruling a … Continued
Salvation
Testimony Of The Unchained
The song below says most of what I want to say in today’s post but, as you listen to Tasha Cobbs hammer it home, I want to tell you that I’m blessed to know exactly what she sings about. She’s singing about a great change that we all need. She’s belting out some gospel-soaked … Continued
Knowing My Place
“Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.” – Proverbs 25:6-7 {ESV} If there is a skill to be mastered by us all … Continued
A Trip To See Brother Johnson
In 1991 I used to see this fellow, a little younger than I was, pushing a mail cart around the halls of the financial services company where I worked. He had a rather committed 1990′s mullet hairstyle working for him and he and I almost never spoke as we passed each other in those narrow … Continued
The Finishing Touch Has Been Scheduled
God created the cosmos from nothing. God formed man from the dust of the earth and breathed life into him (Genesis 2:7, 21) God established an innumerable host of angels to serve as His own eternal ministers of good (Hebrews 1:7) God sustains the entire universe by the Word power of power (Hebrews 1:3) While … Continued
The Rumor Is Absolutely True
You are not good enough. You are not educated enough. You are not experienced enough, skilled enough, or holy enough. It’s not found in the depth of your prayer life or your good deeds which benefit others. Your baptism does not provide it. Church attendance doesn’t hold it all together. No, not your parental devotion, … Continued
Back & Forth Across The Line
Occasionally God just has to show us His greatness. Every now and again we forget His glory, His awe, His power and it is then that we cease to appropriately tremble in the presence of the Almighty. You have likely experienced the greatness of God’s merciful rescue in your life. I hope that you have … Continued
Tell The Devil To Go To Hell
“So you’ve gotten right with God, have you? You think you’re all religious now and are naive enough to believe that God is just going to accept you with open arms because of what Jesus supposedly did. Well, tell me something, my precious – how come you can still sin like you did before your … Continued
A Reason To Boast
It’s not about me although it involved me. It didn’t originate in my heart or mind though it led to ongoing radical transformation of both. Certainly it wasn’t deserved by me but, hallelujah, it is undoubtedly mine and nothing can ever change that. You see, eighteen years ago today, August 4, 1994, a miserable young … Continued
Two Things We Don’t Always Believe
From about the age of fourteen to the age of twenty-four I was on a quest. Looking for something solid to believe in, I spent those years dabbling in anything I thought might make my emptiness disappear only to conclude a thousand different times that my skills as a hunter for truth must be sorely … Continued