At Christmas time, we have a special opportunity to explore the mystery and magnificence of what Jesus accomplished in coming to earth 2000 years ago. As an analogy, we have a birdfeeder in our backyard which I keep stocked with black sunflower seeds. I enjoy watching...
WE AUTOMATICALLY GLORIFY ANYTHING OF VALUE IF WE TRULY GRASP ITS VALUE Throughout Scripture, the Bible lifts up the glory of God as a preeminent thing: The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Psalm 19:1 One...
MASTER THESE VERSES SO WELL THAT THEY BEGIN TO MASTER YOU In last week’s blog post, I reviewed the principle in Romans 12:2, that in order for our lives to be transformed, our minds must be renewed. Mental renewal is the key to life transformation. Then, I...
RE-THINK YOUR WAY TO SPIRITUAL RENEWAL As you, know if you have been reading this blog for any length of time, I believe Romans 12:2 is a MegaVerse, giving us vital information for our spiritual growth: "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by...
GOD’S TIMETABLE IS TYPICALLY SLOWER THAN OURS In his book, When God Doesn't Make Sense, James Dobson has a section entitled, "Four Days Late." It alludes to the fact that, after having been summoned by Mary and Martha because of the serious illness of Lazarus their brother,...
TWO RAPID RESPONSES TO KEEP YOU STRONG IN LIFE’S STORMS In this blog post, I revisit some truths that I have presented in the past and have talked about how getting this information "down" can help in your conversations with nonbelievers. But it can also be very reassuring to...
FIVE WAYS WE CAN FUEL OUR SPIRITUAL IMAGINATION We made the point last week that we can use spiritual imagination to pull ourselves in to the future, spiritually. We made two observations from neuroscience: The brain always changes in the direction of that which is put into...
YOU CAN “IMAGINE” YOUR SPIRITUAL FUTURE Elbert Einstein once famously said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Your imagination is a preview of life's coming attractions." Now, that statement must be understood in context. As Christians, we believe that knowledge is extremely important. Jesus said, “You shall...
THE GREATER THE TRIAL THE GREATER THE POTENTIAL JOY Something historic happened in Chicago last Saturday night: the Chicago Cubs won the National League Pennant and will be going to the baseball World Series. But if you’re not a sports fan (nor a Cubs fan) keep...
ANY PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE THAT ANGERS YOU CONQUERS YOU We all know that anger is not generally a virtue. There are times, of course, when it is called for. Even God may get angry (Psalm 103:8). But regarding the ordinary affairs of people, it is, perhaps,...