So what?!? Gulp—here you’ve shared what you’d been told is all the tried-and-true ways to share the Gospel with your Jewish friend. You’ve memorized or have had a cheat sheet with all the prophecies, and maybe even told them you’ve observed some of their holidays. But what if they come back to you with a…
One day I overheard a friend advise a young woman locked in prison that “Your past does not define you”. Her words made me recall the day I was sure I had found the definition of who I was. A punching bag, a convenient target, a scapegoat. You have pent-up anger, need to get out…
Do I separate longing for Abba from longing for Jesus? I’ve always somewhat done that. This morning in reading Roman’s 8:15, i rejoiced that I could call out to Abba and I did experience His embrace. Silly I know, but then I thought, no I love Jesus more. Jesus has been the One with whom…
“God is always wooing us closer to Himself … To transform our thinking about ourselves to fulfill our destiny.… [Moses] did not see himself as God did. When we obey, He brings the fire power to ignite us in the call… it is through conversation with Him that we discover the answer to the cry…
FROM PALM SUNDAYTO GOOD FRIDAYTO RESURRECTION SUNDAY Palm Sunday: all the Hosannas — was it because of a misunderstood celebration? I believe we can fall into such a misunderstanding. We think “oh good, now I’m “saved” — saved from trials, etc. Yet we are saved from God’s wrath because of Good Friday. Good even when…
