OUR CALL TO GLORY, EXCELLENCE, AND THE PURSUIT OF VIRTUE
Simon Peter was no academic. A fisherman by trade, his pugilistic spirit had to be broken before he could become an effective apostle and founder of Christ’s Church. His two pastoral epistles are a mixture of firebrand preaching against false teachers and prophets and practical encouragement to suffering believers. By his own admission, he struggled […]
SEVEN PURPOSES OF DIVINE DELAYS
Almost a year ago, I wrote about waiting and discussed how it can be productive. There are numerous Scriptures and Bible stories that involve waiting. It bears revisiting and looking at it from a few different angles. After all, waiting is an important, albeit difficult, spiritual discipline. The Bible mentions waiting frequently. Here is a […]
TRUE CONTENTMENT
We’re a few days away from Thanksgiving. Perhaps the turkey is in your freezer, and your pantry is stocked with ingredients for all the trimmings. Travel plans are being finalized, and some are already on their way. And while we prepare, we keep a keen eye on all the tantalizing deals offered by retail stores […]
THE STEWARDSHIP OF GOD
Aaand…we’re back! After a whirlwind transition from the United States to Kenya, Jennifer and I have come up for enough air to start writing again. Thank you for waiting patiently! The whirlwind included getting our house and belongings ready, a 24-hour trip across the globe with 8 suitcases, settling into a small duplex with amenities […]
OUR DIVINE D-FENCE
Perhaps it is because I had too much time on my hands the last few days being relegated to my room with a bad cold and a positive COVID test, or because I have been thinking about this every time I pray through the spiritual armor described in Ephesians 6. It occurred to me that […]
WALKING BY FAITH
So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether […]
THE PEACE AND JOY OF BELIEVING
One of my favorite verses is Romans 15:13, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” Aren’t joy and peace things we treasure in life? After all, our days are full of unrest, hassle, and uncertainty. […]
BELIEVING IS SEEING
We were all born into a material world. Everything around us is made up of things we can touch, see, smell, hear, and even taste. After our birth, we spend the first couple of decades of our lives getting to know that world, how to live in it, and how to use and master it. […]
TWO KINDS OF FAITH
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). There are two different kinds of faith that operate in a believer’s life. My wife and I recently had encounters with both. They are mentioned in Hebrews 11:1, which is the best and most concise biblical definition of […]
PRAYING TO GET UNSTUCK
Have you ever felt stuck? It’s frustrating, isn’t it? Of course, there are many different ways of getting stuck. Our daily lives can get stuck, and we find ourselves doing the same routine over and over again without being able to invent a new one. Our careers can get stuck, and there seems to be […]