In the last post I introduced the idea that, as Dutch Sheets says, all truth comes to us in seed form. What to a writer, teacher, or preacher may be mature and fruit bearing revelation is still received by me as a simple seed. Whether that seed will ever bear fruit in my life depends upon a lot of factors: the ...

Ever listen to a powerful sermon or teaching that just seems to open up God’s truth to you in a way you’ve never seen before? Ever think to yourself in those moments “I’ll never be the same!”? Ever wake up the next day surprised to find out you’re in fact exactly the same? Why is ...

John 6:63 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. This verse stands as a power packed statement about the nature of God’s word. It is  true concerning all of Jesus’ words. They are spirit and they are life. My last post ...

John 6:63 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. John 6:68 68 But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have eaten from the wrong tree. It was a long time ago but it ...

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 ...