The Bridge Between Two Longings

God longs to commune with us. We long to commune with God. But God’s longing is greater by far, and actually fuels our longing, and that is a comfort. It is a comfort because the communion doesn’t ultimately depend on us. Though our longing is small alongside God’s, it still registers in the Spirit realm … Continue reading →

Tell It!

Psalm 103 says to bless the Lord, o my soul, and not to forget ALL His benefits (or His dealings). What a great example of how we can encourage ourselves by addressing our own souls! Another way of hearing this and interpreting it is like this: “Can we remember at least ONE or A FEW … Continue reading →

Working the Angle With Baruch

When Nehemiah (name means “comforted by YAHWEH”) led the remnant of ancient Israel in distributing the work of rebuilding the Temple wall after their exile in Babylon, some irregularity appears in the work assigned to Baruch (means “blessed”) son of Zabbai (means “wanderer” or “pure” or perhaps “pure wanderer”). All the other workers are described … Continue reading →

Sealed and Being Delivered

We’re like letters in envelopes sealed by the Holy Spirit, addressed by Jesus stamped with the image of the Father and mailed to their destination in glory. We’re sealed and BEING delivered in more ways than one. Being delivered like traveling mail, like travailing for unborn being born, like being liberatede for those still bound … Continue reading →

Daily Forecast

Looking at the lighter workload today as well as at the weather and the projected stress levels involved, we are forecasting only a 37% chance of perspiration! Continue reading →

Sterility Versus Fertility

Once on a Sunday afternoon our young family went out for lunch to a popular hotel restaurant after church. Our daughters were very young, maybe 2 and 3 years old. A somber, bespectacled elderly gentleman looked upon us with something like philosophic pity as we were being seated and remarked, “This isn’t the kind of … Continue reading →

Blessed Adjustability

I like my age. It’s old enough to appreciate with compassion the slow aching movements of the elderly and at the same time young enough to keep up with the swift if need be or to prove a point. (Though, to be honest, I found myself so out of breath today walking up the driveway … Continue reading →

The Length of The Train

If the greatness of a king is measured by the length of the train of his kingly robe and the prophet spoke of seeing a heavenly train that filled the temple, so the greatness of the King of Kings at least begins to be measured by the length of the train of the pure white … Continue reading →

The New Command

Jesus our Commander-in-Chief has issued a new KIND of command, a unique kind of military order, an unprecedented type of kingly decree, because He commands a new KIND of army, He reigns over a new KIND of kingdom. With all this emphasis on “kind” it’s no wonder that it would be a kingdom of “kindness.” … Continue reading →

Being Wrong is Under-Rated

Sometimes we get it right. In fact OFTENtimes we may get it right, but still we are continually falling short of the glory of God because we still possess a sin nature. I am beginning to understand that this falling short has a redeeming aspect to it, in that it allows us more and more … Continue reading →