A god We Want, and the God Who Is
“There is a God we want, and there is a God who is and they are not the same God. The turning point of our lives is when we stop seeking the God we want and start seeking the God who is.” – – Patrick Morley
Spiritual Life
Growing?
Ray Kroc, as he was building the McDonald’s empire, is quoted as using the slogan, “As long as you’re green you’re growing. As soon as you ripen you start to rot.” Lord, keep me fresh and green!
Paralyzing Introspection
While we need to strive for pure motives, we must be careful that our introspection doesn’t keep us from action. It is possible to be so concerned about untainted motives, so focused on why we would do something, that we fail to respond to God’s leading or delay until an opportunity is missed. When we … Read more
Happy Father’s Day Lord
We’ve been reading through the Gospel of John in short segments at breakfast each weekday. This morning we found ourselves outside the empty tomb where Jesus tells Mary Magdalene to go tell His disciples that He was about to go to the Father. How He said that had never struck me like it did this … Read more
The Good Samaritan – “Who is my neighbor?”
As I was reading the parable of the Good Samaritan this morning, it occurred to me that the Samaritan was in hostile territory when he happened upon the injured man. The road from Jerusalem to Jericho was not the route between Jerusalem and Samaria. He was really in Jewish territory. Yet he, a despised stranger, … Read more
“and forgive us … as we forgive…”
Charles Stanley this morning in his series on the Ways of God spoke on the topic, “He Forgives Our Sin.” We typically listen to his InTouch telecast as we are getting ready for church on Sunday mornings. What jumped out at me this morning was his relating the portion of the Model Prayer (aka The … Read more
Holy Spirit and Prayer – What difference do they make?
I’ve been re-reading, after several decades, Edith Schaeffer’s L’Abri in which she quotes her husband Francis Schaeffer. “Supposing we had awakened today to find everything concerning the Holy Spirit and prayer removed from the Bible-that is, not removed the way liberals would remove it, but that God had somehow really removed everything about prayer and … Read more
Theme of the Bible: “Trust Me!”
The overall theme of the Bible can be summarized as God saying, I created you. I am holy. Your rebellion against me is serious! You need Me. Trust Me. This obviously leaves out a lot of detail, but the essence is there. Many of the ‘problems’ of Scripture fall into place, at least for me, … Read more