God’s Higher Standard of Judgment When we look at the church’s beginning there’s a lot talk about how the Holy Spirit fell, or about how many miracles were done in the name of Jesus Christ, including the greatest miracle, salvation. But there is one miracle that goes mostly overlooked. What is this miracle? It’s giving […]

Up and Out “Get up and out.” This is God’s call to those who call themselves Christians. This was God’s call upon Moses. He was called up to God’s mountain, and then called Him out of everything that defiles. It began with God’s call at Mount Sinai. “The Lord came down upon Mount Sinai, on […]

God’s Habitat A habitat is a place of residence. Where is God’s habitat? In the Old Testament God commanded Israel to build a tabernacle, a place for the Ark to dwell. “And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them … And there I will meet with you, and I will […]

Body Image Today it’s all about body image, that is, how we look. Is our muscles and skin tight and toned? Much of our worth is seen on how we measure up to what we see in today’s magazines and movies. God is also interested in body image, but not our physical body, but rather […]

Growing In Grace Whenever the topic of grace comes up, most people understand it as God’s unmerited favor. It’s God giving us forgiveness when what we deserve is judgment. But David Wilkerson’s definition has made me think if I’m growing in grace? Wilkerson said, “Grace is Holy Ghost empowerment to become more like Jesus.” If […]

Try Tears “When they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven.” (Job 2:12 NKJV) Job had lost everything. His sons and daughters lost their lives when a great wind collapsed the house […]

The Light Shines in the Darkness Looking at the Jewish calendar I noticed this Sunday is the beginning of Hanukkah, the festival of lights celebrating how God miraculously provided 8 days of oil to keep the Menorah burning when they only had enough oil for one. It was this festival of lights that got me […]

Jesus Is The Ladder Church is where heaven and earth meet, and Jesus is the ladder Jesus said that He is Jacob’s ladder, and that the connection, that gateway between heaven and earth is found only in Him. When Jesus called His disciples to service, Nathanael said Jesus was the Son of God, and Jesus […]

Love Hangs Tough In the Apostle Paul’s description of love found in 1 Corinthians 13, one of love’s attributes is “(love) bears all things.” The Greek word for bear is “stego”, which literally means to cover over something like a roof. It was used for covering something to protect it from the elements. In a […]

What Are You Laboring For With a touch of sarcasm Solomon speaks about the vanity, or the uselessness, of laboring all day long, when it’ll all be gone in the end. He said, “Naked a man comes from his mother’s womb, and as he comes, so he departs. He takes nothing from his labor that […]