When we are just milling around…
“Only acknowledge your guilt… return, o faithless children… And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed (lead, guide) you with knowledge and understanding. And when you have multiplied and been
A Broken Record
“ALL growth is Spiritual Growth.” – Dr. Henry Cloud I’m reading the book of Hosea. I’m amazed how God sometimes with alluring kindness, sometimes with harsh anger tries to draw his people back to him.
Why Easter is so emotional to us?
Our daughter, Rahel (17) had a school-assignment to write something about abortion and present that before her whole class. She has decided to use that opportunity to share something very personal. This is the story
Pain and Presence
“Kill me Daddy, shoot me, please!” – that’s not something you want to hear your son repeadetly say as you are watching him agonizing in pain in every one of his molecule for two long days after a
“Contentment” – a word we will need to live out in 2013
“But godliness with contentment is great gain…“- 1Tim 6:6 Contentment is being satisfied with circumstances and position in life; it means that we are satisfied with what we get from life. We don’t need
The addictive idol worshiper in us
“Asa took silver and gold from the treasures of the house of The Lord…” – 2 Chronicles 16:2 Asa had been a very good king, whose heart was sincere. (2Chr 14:2). He was obedient to God
Mt 27:15-26 – I am innocent!
“I am innocent” says Pilate (v24.) What a distorted seen! The truly and only innocent, the Son of God is standing there in silence. And his judge, who is truly guilty is loudly shifting blame
Priority and Prayer
2000 years after Jesus walked on Earth there are still 2,700 unreached people-groups. 3 billion people have never heard the gospel. There are 2,252 languages without one verse being translated from the Bible. Meanwhile in
Holiness: a required opportunity
“…the standard of daily life among professing Christians in this country has been gradually failing. I’m afraid that Christ-like charity, kindness, good-temper, unselfishness, meekness, gentleness, good-nature, self-denial, zeal to good, and separation from the world,