In some recent conversations some folks have said to me that they felt like there were some events and perspectives happening around them that were causing them to believe their freedom in Christ was being hindered. They were not sure if they were lacking confidence in their relationship with God or fearing what people thought of them. It often seems … Read More
Get in Condition
It is by trial and error, by frustration and dryness that I have learned that I cannot order up a praying heart. I have had to learn how to get myself in the frame of mind and condition to pray. It is important to understand how to start yourself off, and it is in this place that is crucial that … Read More
Never Recover
When you have faced a grievous wrong, it can feel like your enemies have pushed you face-down on the ground pushing your face into the mud. This is a picture of things that are still having effects in the present: searing pain, unhealed wounds, feeling wronged by people in powerful places. How do we heal from sufferings that remain fresh … Read More
Honest to God
I had set my cup of coffee down on the end table, to reach up, and get a book off of the shelf to clarify a reference. I turned back, picked up my cup, and went back to the dining room table to finish what I was studying. I did not realize the bottom of my cup was wet leaving … Read More
