So far in this series I have made 3 main points. 1. God’s Word is personal. (John 1:1-4) 2. God’s Word is alive. (Heb 4:12) 3. God’s Word works powerfully within to transform me. (Heb 4:12-16) But how does God’s personal, living, and powerful word accomplish this? What is the nature of ...

I love the scene from Lewis’ Narnia where Lucy asks if Aslan is “safe”. The reply is wonderfully insightful. ‘If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than me or else just silly.’ ‘Then he isn’t safe?’ ...

Heb 4:12 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. This is a passage I keep coming back to again and again. I meditate on it, study it, ...

Let’s face it. I’ve lived near the buckle of the Bible belt my whole life. This means I’m quite fluent in “Christianese“. You know what I mean – the language we use in church that is meaningful to us, but somewhat incomprehensible to those from the outside. Anybody want to be ...

John 1:1-3In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.NKJVHeb 1:3-43 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all ...