Psalm 59:16b (ESV) For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. Matthew 10:28 (ESV) 28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in … [Continue reading]
Luke 18:34 (ESV) 34 But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said. Two lines of thinking present themselves to me in reaction to this verse. First, I am comforted that the men … [Continue reading]
Luke 11:9–10 (ESV) 9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. In … [Continue reading]
The disciples lacked Jesus' perspective on the storm that surrounded them. Luke 8:24 tells us: And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” The disciples are frantic. Verse 23 tells us that the boat was filling with … [Continue reading]
Psalm 43:3 (ESV) 3 Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! As I read this verse this morning, I was reminded of Jesus’ claim to be the light of the world found in John … [Continue reading]
I recently overheard half of a phone conversation regarding the “missional” movement and the “Emergent Church” which prompted some thoughts. My thoughts gravitated to the two great commands. The first is to love God with my entire being. The second … [Continue reading]
