With Jesus in the Upper Room
Imagine being a fly on the wall in a private teaching session with Jesus and His disciples. That is exactly the opportunity we have in John 13-17 where John records what is known as our Lord’s “upper room discourse” or “farewell discourse” as He prepares His followers for the culmination of His earthly ministry and […]
Meditating on Scripture (3)
Meditating on Scripture takes time, but it also requires that we draw near to God through prayer and searching other Scriptures. And yet there’s more. Today’s excerpt from The Joy and Rejoicing of My Heart is found on pages 76 and 77: “As we’re meditating, it’s a good idea to have before our minds the larger story […]
Right Riches
Matthew 19: Kingdom Counsel (5) Pray Psalm 27.4-6.One thing I have desired of the LORD,That will I seek:That I may dwell in the house of the LORDAll the days of my life,To behold the beauty of the LORD,And to inquire in His temple.For in the time of troubleHe shall hide me in His pavilion;In the secret place […]
Knowing Beyond Reason
God and Reason (11) For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that […]
Theology From Scratch, Dialogue 5 — Questions
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD.“For 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 I’ve got a lot of questions. The creator being outside of time raises more than a few […]