The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, generous inside and out, true from start to finish.John 1:14 MSG The Word became flesh... This short sentence speaks volumes. The God of … [Read more...] about The Word Became Flesh
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Come Up Higher
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."Isaiah 55:8-9 NIV God has many names, and one of them is the Most High. The Hebrew … [Read more...] about Come Up Higher
How to Persevere
...Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him, he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right … [Read more...] about How to Persevere
A Letter on the Last Day of ‘Pride’
Note: Lately I keep seeing a vision of Jesus stooped low, drawing in the dirt. (See John 8:1-11 for the full story. It’s about a woman caught in adultery.) What grips me is his humble and unexpected approach, which ultimately reveals the hypocrisy of the accusers (religious leaders) while … [Read more...] about A Letter on the Last Day of ‘Pride’
Hope Is Alive
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.Romans 15:13 NIV Too often, I put my hope in the wrong places ... a person, an outcome, my checking account. Inevitably, I'm always let down. People … [Read more...] about Hope Is Alive
Your Purpose
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation."Mark 16:15 NIV Do you know your purpose? You're alive on this planet, during this time in history, for a reason. Your life is not a mistake or a surprise to God. He has fashioned you, chosen you, called you, … [Read more...] about Your Purpose
