I will never forget the first time the Lord made His way into my bedroom a couple years ago. My husband Phil and I had just finished enjoying each other and I was resting on his chest. I certainly wasn’t thinking about Jesus. I was having more of a “basking in the afterglow” and “Wow, I…
The disciples we see in the gospels were rough around the edges. Really, really rough. Doubting Thomas. Braggadocios Peter. The Sons of Thunder. They couldn’t cast out demons, they were easily distracted by unimportant details, and they battled for position of power and importance. Honestly, when you look at this raggle-taggle bunch, you don’t see…
Over the past several years ago I have walked through a season of great brokenness. Upon the first blow my response was resentment. I grew bitter and judgmental. Pride distorted my vision and to myself I appeared more holy, more righteous, and more acceptable to God. Self-righteousness does that. It distorts your vision until in…
The narrative has once again reared its head. We saw it with great prevalence in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage. We were told not to judge because the homosexual’s sin was no worse than when we lose our temper with our kids, gossip, or tell a white lie. Now…
No doubt about it. The book Song of Solomon is the most unique book in the entire Bible. It is passionate yet cultured, it is explicit yet discreet. And while some theologians argue that it is simply an allegorical comedy on the marriage of King Solomon, and while they continue to argue that it is…
In John 15, Jesus says that he is the True Vine, his Father is the gardener, and those who abide in him will bear much fruit – a life lived with the love, joy, and peace of Christ himself. He goes even further to say (John 15:7) “If you abide in Me, and My words…
