The exchange
When we anticipate little moments of interest in our days as an expression of God’s love for us, we are drawn closer to him in love and gratitude.
The Humble Path to Wisdom
The Serpent’s Lie There’s a moment in Genesis 3 that never fails to stop me in my tracks. The serpent whispers his deadly suggestion to Eve, and then we read these heartbreaking words: “When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable […]
Broken Cisterns
Introducing Ecclesiastes (2 of 5) The phrase ‘under the sun’ has to do with a created order subject to the effects of the fall under the ravages of sin. When sin entered the world through the disobedience of Adam and Eve, all that God had made good became warped and tainted by sin. The fall […]
The Temple of the Lord
Christ’s Vision for the Church (2) …Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God by the Spirit. Ephesians 2.20-22 Dwelling place of GodFoundational to Christ’s vision for […]
Kingdom Goals (2)
Matthew 5: The Sermon on the Mount (5) Pray Psalm 84.5-7.Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.As they pass through the Valley of Baca,They make it a spring;The rain also covers it with pools.They go from strength to strength;Each one appears before God in Zion. Sing Psalm 84.5-7.(Holy Manna: Brethren, We Have Met to Worship)Blessed are […]
Glory All Around
Scripture talks much about the glory of God, and as believers, we like to think we know what that means. But do we? Could we explain the glory of God to an unbelieving friend in under a few minutes? Today’s reading from The Kingdom Turn might help. You can find it on page 12: “God’s purpose in […]
Redirection
Acts 25:6–12 (ESV) After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought. When he had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and […]