Meditation is Scriptural In recent memory the spiritual practice of meditation has been mostly neglected by the people of God and instead counterfeited by practitioners of “Eastern” categories of religion and spirituality. Many Christ followers in the west shy away from this practice for the simple reason ...

I was thirteen years old the first time I got on a roller coaster that looped upside down. I was terrified. There were many prior failed attempts. You know what I mean. I waited in line. I made it all the way to the moment of decision and at the last minute stepped into the car and right on through. It took some ...

John Eldredge, in his book The Way of the Wild Heart explains the developmental progression all men experience from boyhood to maturity. Not all men experience this progression in a healthy way. He points out that there are two key questions asked by the heart of every man, answered during childhood and adolescence, ...

Romans 8:16-17 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.(ESV) These verses at first glance would seem more encouraging if that ...

I’m interested in helping people experience Freedom in 2010. If you are interested in pursuing more of the Freedom provided for you in Christ, here are Six Keys. 1) Understand what Freedom is and isn’t. We must not equate freedom with relief from pain. The Bible defines freedom in terms experiencing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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?’ ...