Reflect and Respond
“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?”1 Corinthians 3:16 ESVhttps://www.bible.com/59/1co.3.16.esv This verse calls me to remember two things. First, God’s Spirit dwells within me. This means that wherever I go and whatever I face, God is there with me through it all. The church is not […]
“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”2 Corinthians 12:9 ESVhttps://www.bible.com/59/2co.12.9.esv For several years now I’ve been on a journey, several actually. One […]
“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”Proverbs 4:23 ESVhttps://www.bible.com/59/pro.4.23.esv In the Spring of 1999 my father passed away. Shortly after this, I started listening to the local Christian radio station. After a particularly stressful day at work I flipped on the radio on the commute home and a […]
www.bible.com/bible/59/jhn.1.5.esv When you walk into a dark room and flip on the light switch, light immediately floods the room. There’s no delay, there’s no struggle for the light to push against the dark … the darkness is obliterated, it immediately yields to the light. There a saying, all that evil needs is for good men […]
www.bible.com/stories/660 Have you ever looked back and wondered how you made it through something that seems impossible? From one side of the struggle, it seems impossible to make it through the loss of a parent or a child, but somehow you did. Or could you ever imagine that you’ll function on only a few hours […]
“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.”Psalm 103:13 ESVhttps://www.bible.com/59/psa.103.13.esv Father, the word itself invokes different images and emotions for different people. Indeed the same person could have a different response depending upon where they are in life. As a child I knew my father […]
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him. Nahum 1:7 ESV Today’s verse comes from a small book in the Old Testament, one of the Minor Prophets and if I’m being completely honest I’d never heard of it until today. This speaks more about my need […]
Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. 1st Peter 4:16 ESV Living in the country that we do it would be difficult to say that Christians in North America really “suffer” for their faith. When we see news of beheadings, persecution, and the jailing of […]
www.bible.com/59/php.4.8.esv If you’re familiar with the Enneagram stuff then I’m a 6. In the most simple of terms it means I’m a worst case scenario kind of person. There’s more to it than that but suffice to say my mind often considers all that could go wrong. Not all 6’s are the same, in my […]
www.bible.com/59/2co.1.3-4.esv I spent quite a while speaking to my bride this morning about recent events. One thing that kept coming up is how I compare myself to others. The takeaway from this conversation was how when we do that we often forget the unique experiences we bring to a situation. The mistakes and challenges I’ve […]