God’s Will Anybody ever ask you, “How do I know God’s will?” There are two possibilities why they would ask. The first is that they don’t spend time in God’s word and haven’t been exposed to it. I was reading in Zechariah this morning and came across a section in chapter 8 that jumped off the page because it couldn’t […]

No Good Thing… With this title, there are a lot of ways the post could go. It could be a summary of my life’s work. It could be a description of our current political and world climate. Or it could be what it is: the opening of a great promise from Psalms. The rest of the verse says, “does God […]

Jewels or Junk? “Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire and the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work” (I Cor. 3:13,14). Life is filled with choices. Simple […]

Start Small…but Start A journey of any distance begins with the first step. If we’re going to accomplish anything, go anywhere, we need to take that first step. And we have to know where we’re going. You know, set a goal. Olympic athlete wannabes don’t wake up one morning and decide they’re going to try out for the games. Years […]

God in the Furnace The Christian experience is totally about faith. Faith in something seen is not faith. “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”[1] It’s always in something we can’t see…until we’re already into it. Take the account of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel 3. They got on the wrong […]

The Time of Our Life A second, a minute, an hour Does not diminish God’s power —He’s the same today1 —No less any way We hide in the strength of His tower.2   A minute, an hour a day What more are we able to say —Than God’s on His throne3 —We’re never alone4 He bids us to come and […]