Until very recently I was unaware of the strange sounds people have been hearing in the sky all over the world and posting to YouTube. If I had come across these videos on YouTube I probably would have said, “Yeah right! This is fake!” But that was before the early morning of Jan. 31st when at 4AM I woke up to the sound of some VERY strange noises coming from outside that could only be described as creepy- like some ...
If you’re looking for an excellent free Christian eBook for your Kindle you should check out Project Gutenberg where you can download a number of free eBooks by Andrew Murray. I downloaded ”Jesus Himself” and highly recommend it! ”Jesus Himself” could be better called a chapter than a book, but what an excellent word it is! Murray reminds us that it’s actually Jesus Himself that we are to be wrapped up in and in fellowship with; he reminds us that our ...
I've noticed a growing trend among many in the church (especially evident on Christian blogs) regarding "preaching". It seems that "conversations" are all the rage now, and preaching is out! We're called to "join the conversation", but who wants to sit and listen to the preacher? Is there still a place for preaching in the church? I find it strange that people would question the idea of preaching, as if to say it was useless or even unbiblical. Aren’t we ...
"Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10) Do you think God is the only one who would like you to “be still”? I have a feeling there might be more people out there wishing you’d slow down, relax, and stop doing what you’re doing long enough to notice them... Be still, and know that I’m your wife. Be still, and know that I’m your son. Be still, and know that I’m your friend. Be still, and know that I’m your neighbor. Even your ...
“Then Moses said, 'Show me your glory!'” (Exodus 33:18) Moses was a man who prayed big prayers and because of it he received HUGE answers! I'm struck by that this morning as I think about the life of Moses- this man's entire life was marked by the conversations he had with God. “Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend.” (Exodus 33:11) One of the things that stands out about the relationship ...
I was pondering the love affair that many people have with their cell phones when I came across an interesting article from a blogger living in Guatemala: “You have internet but no running water” I’ve read a number of articles documenting the disparity between living conditions and cell phone/technology ownership. This blogger did a good job illustrating the contrasting image: “The family I live with has satellite TV, a wide screen television (and a television in every bedroom) but they have no indoor ...
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1) The passage goes on to say, “This is what the ancients were commended for.” It is also, might I add, what the modern man most lacks. Pity the one who only believes what He can see. The man without faith is poor even if his outward life pretends riches, for he lives in a world of his own making, devoid of the knowledge ...
I received my first review on iTunes for Amazing Grace (Thank You Jesus!) and it was just what I hoped for… they heard the song "Amazing Grace” in a new way- in a personal way. Here’s the review: ”As I listened to these simple words, I realized that I say thank you so many times each day, and do I say it to Jesus that much? No, sadly no. It's really nice when I hear a song for the first time and it opens my eyes and my heart.” Amazing Grace may be one of the most iconic Christian songs ever written; Christian and non-Christian alike have heard it sung so many times that we’ve almost become numb to the real meaning of the song. When I wrote my version I had no intention of sitting down and writing a new version of ...
I was 23 when I first came to see the glory of Jesus. At the time I was just looking for some kind of spiritual reality- I never dreamed I would find what I was looking for in the face of Jesus, but that’s exactly what happened. I was searching for the meaning of life and what I found was the Living God in the person of Jesus Christ! I will probably never be able to fully convey just what an amazing discovery that was. I had been to church, heard about Jesus plenty of times from various people and in various ways- but had never found HIM. He was what I was looking for and I didn’t even know it! What I discovered very early on in my “awakening” was that the world didn’t revolve around me as much as I once thought it did; ...
As we worshipped the Lord in song this last Wednesday I was taken on a journey in time: As I sat there in a living room with a small group of believers, listening to the piano and hearing the voices of those around me singing songs of praise to Jesus, it brought me back to a time in my life 21 years earlier! The memories came flooding back of a time two decades ago when I once sat in a living room 1400 miles away from the living room I was now in. I remembered how it was: the joyful praise- how it seemed to glow with the presence of God as we use to gather together worshipping the Lord. I thought to myself, “This is just the same- the same presence; the same Jesus; He has not changed, He is just the same as He’s ever been!” And then it occured ...
With the economy the way it is everyone's talking about the fall of the dollar, a possible new world reserve currency, and of course, hyperinflation. Gold and silver prices have gone through the roof as people rush for a safe haven. In answer to one blogger's question as to how much time they'd have to prepare if hyperinflation hit, one person commented: “By the time you realize that hyperinflation has set in it will already be too late.” That pretty much sums it up. According to one article on CNBC on the subject, “The worst hyperinflation situations of all time”, hyperinflation is like having the price you paid for your cup of coffee double in the amount of time it just took you to finish your first cup! “What? You’d like another? That’ll be twice the price please!” Hyperinflation can be so rapid that it literally can happen ...
Welcome to God's Word where the poor in spirit inherit heaven's Kingdom, and the meek inherit the earth! In reading God's Word we see that small, seemingly insignificant things, can grow to be greatest of all (Matthew 13:31-32), and there is one thing worth having that is worth losing all other things to attain: Jesus is the pearl of great worth. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.” (Matthew 13:45-46) Jesus- despised by the world, but chosen and precious to God- is declared in God's Word to be “before all things”. (Colossians 1:17) And so He is! “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on ...
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:18) I'm grateful for those in the church who point me to eternity. As I read through my bible I find that over and over again the great men of faith have had eyes to see that which is eternal. We read that Moses was able to turn his back on the treasures of Egypt because he saw eternity: “He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.” (Hebrews 11:26) We're told in the New Testament to “seek the things that are above”: “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ ...
“For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” (1 Corinthians 2:2) Note what the Apostle says- “ I resolved”. Paul had a settled determination that he would not be moved from proclaiming this one thing- Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” (1 Corinthians 2:2) I can’t help but notice that his passion for a single-hearted focus on Jesus was not what he saw happening in the Church in Corinth. As I read the letter he wrote to the Corinthians one thing is plain- He spends a great deal of time telling them it’s not about them! They’d been making the Christian life to be all about themselves, lifting one man up as greater than another-making it about the ones who ministered, instead of making it all about Jesus. We do the exact same thing today… ...
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